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• Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
• It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
• I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like…
• We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they…
• We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.
• A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
• Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
• Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
• Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
• Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a…
• Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.
• The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron,…

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