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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.


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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.



Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed

Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed



I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.

I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.



I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.



I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.

I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.



Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.



If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.



Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.



The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.

The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.





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A person has to keep something to herself or you're life is just a layout in a magazine.



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If I'm not doing anything to make a change, then I'm responsible.



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I also like poems that are haunted by a structure or a narrative, or poems that frisk flirtatiously at the boundary of sense.



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