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Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.


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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.



A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.



The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.



Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.

Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.



Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.

Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.



The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.



If you can change your mind, you can change your life.

If you can change your mind, you can change your life.



Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.



You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.

You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.



Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.

Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.





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Nothing will end war unless the peoples themselves refuse to go to war.

Nothing will end war unless the peoples themselves refuse to go to war.



I fired Mike Flynn because of what he said to Mike Pence. Very simple.

I fired Mike Flynn because of what he said to Mike Pence. Very simple.



Studying with a teacher doesn't simply mean going to an occasional seminar or Zen retreat. It means fully applying yourself to what the teacher says, most of which is not verbal.

Studying with a teacher doesn't simply mean going to an occasional seminar or Zen retreat. It means fully applying yourself to what the teacher says, most of which is not verbal.



Coveting, pouting, or tearing others down does not elevate your standing, nor does demeaning someone else improve your self-image.

Coveting, pouting, or tearing others down does not elevate your standing, nor does demeaning someone else improve your self-image.



Where it is the chief aim to teach many things, little education is given or received.

Where it is the chief aim to teach many things, little education is given or received.



Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird? ...people who try to explain pictures are usually barking up the wrong tree.

Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird? ...people who try to explain pictures are usually barking up the wrong tree.



The best education in film is to make one

The best education in film is to make one



When you paint, try to put down exactly what you see. Whatever else you have to offer will come out anyway.

When you paint, try to put down exactly what you see. Whatever else you have to offer will come out anyway.




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