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When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion. Dale Carnegie
You People Remember Logic Emotion Dealing Creatures
Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country. Karl Kraus
Corruption Country Worse Latter Entire Invariably Morals Individual Endanger Than Former Might
Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. Ralph Marston
Best Reality Yourself Meet Performance Make Expect Expectations Then Lower Your Level Necessary Raise
A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. Rudyard Kipling
Man Woman Guess More Than Accurate Much Certainty
Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are. Arthur Golden
Adversity Strong Tears Wind Ourselves Torn See Like Cannot Us Really Away Things
There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey. John Ruskin
Man People World Consider Worse Some Lawful Only Prey Price Cheaper Make Sell Anything Cannot Little Who Hardly
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week. Joseph Addison
Sunday Rust Week Clears Whole Away
Kindness is loving people more than they deserve. Joseph Joubert
Kindness People More Than Loving Deserve
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles. Niccolo Machiavelli
Honor Men Titles
And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Rain Down Parade Would Would-Be Rather Look Without Up Than Your Rainbow Rains
A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier. H. L. Mencken
Crazy More Device Making Crazier Newspaper Ignorant
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. H. L. Mencken
Government Man Every He Decent Decent Man Ashamed Lives
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion. Simone de Beauvoir
Life Love Friendship Compassion Value Long Sympathy Others Indignation Attributes Means
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game. Voltaire
Life Alone Game Win Once Must He He Or She She Him Accept Deals How Hand Order Decide Each Play Her Player Cards
No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking. Voltaire
Problem Thinking No Problem Withstand Sustained Assault
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. Voltaire
War Unless Punished Forbidden Sound Large Therefore Large Numbers Numbers
The perfection of Christian character depends wholly upon the grace and strength found alone in God. Ellen G. White
God Alone Strength Character Grace Christian Perfection Depends Wholly Found
I have learned that, although I am a good teacher, I am a much better student, and I was blessed to learn valuable lessons from my students on a daily basis. They taught me the importance of teaching to a student - and not to a test. Erin Gruwell
Teacher Good Daily Me Good Teacher Better Valuable Blessed Student Students Importance Learn Learned Although Am Test Taught Much Teaching Lessons Daily Basis Basis
People are so selfish. Those you help are the ones who turn against you. Munshi Premchand
You Selfish People Those Against Turn Help Who
The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Great Great Deal Kiss Lasts Echo Longer Deal Sound Loud Romantic Cannon
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. Washington Irving
Heart Everything Kind Gladness Smiles Making Fountain
Do not borrow the productions of other men's brains and pens and recite them as a lesson; but make the most of the talents, the brain power, that God has given you. Ellen G. White
God You Men Power Lesson Other Recite Pens Borrow Given Talents Most Make Brain Brain Power Brains Them Productions
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Love Jealousy More Contains Self-Love Than
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. H. L. Mencken
Dinner Politician Promise Would Constituents Had He Missionaries His Cannibals Them Found Among
A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers. H. L. Mencken
Judge Law Own Marks Papers Examination Student His Who
I feel that people are basically trying to do their best in the world. Even when you see people making mistakes, you understand why they're making a mistake. Everybody has flaws, everybody has demons, everybody has ghosts, but I think you watch people and you see everybody trying to do their best. Jason Katims
Best You Mistake People World Mistakes Making Mistakes Think Everybody Ghosts See Feel Understand Making Demons Trying Flaws Even Why Watch Basically
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