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As a beauty I'm not a great star. Others are handsomer far; but my face -- I don't mind it read more
As a beauty I'm not a great star. Others are handsomer far; but my face -- I don't mind it because I'm behind it; it the folks out in front that I jar.
Do to others what you would have them do to you."
The source of the famous "Golden Rule." Many famous read more
Do to others what you would have them do to you."
The source of the famous "Golden Rule." Many famous lines were variations on this theme. - Matthew 7:12.
Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, "Shake well before using." That is what God has to do with some read more
Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, "Shake well before using." That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable.
No one is free who does not lord over himself.
No one is free who does not lord over himself.
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you read more
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own.And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go.
Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write read more
Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are.
Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down read more
Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
A child's hand in yours - what tenderness it arouses, what power it conjures. You are instantly the very touchstone read more
A child's hand in yours - what tenderness it arouses, what power it conjures. You are instantly the very touchstone of power and wisdom. Merry Browne -Marjorie Holmes.
It isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the grain of sand in your shoe. -Unknown.
It isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the grain of sand in your shoe. -Unknown.
