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In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out
completes the circle and comes back to read more
In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out
completes the circle and comes back to us.
Assumptions are the termites of relationships.
Assumptions are the termites of relationships.
Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.
Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; This, too, read more
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; This, too, shall pass.
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a real friend. Such a one is as read more
Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a real friend. Such a one is as it were another self, to whom we impart our most secret thoughts, who partakes of our joy, and comforts us in our affliction; add to this, that his company is an everlasting pleasure to us.
In Texas, years ago, almost all of the oil came from surface operations.
Then someone got the idea that there read more
In Texas, years ago, almost all of the oil came from surface operations.
Then someone got the idea that there were greater sources of supply deeper
down. A well was drilled five thousand feet deep. The result? A gusher.
Too many of us operate on the surface. We never go deep enough to find
supernatural resources. The result is, we never operate at our best. More
time and investment is involved to go deep but a gusher will pay off.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful read more
I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.
