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By far the most vital lesson I have ever learned is the importance of what we think. If I knew what you think, I would know what you are. Our thoughts make us what we are.

— Dale Carnegie How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948)

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Many people get a sense of savage satisfaction out of denouncing those who are better educated than they are or more successful.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

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The average person is more interested in their own name than in all the other names in the world put together.

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You can make more friends in two months by being interested in them, than in two years by making them interested in you.

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