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“If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.”
“Watch your finances like a hawk.”
“Mature love is composed and sustaining; a celebration of commitment, companionship, and trust.”
“Put a love note in his shaving kit before he leaves on a business trip.”
“Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.”
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.”
“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.”
“Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.”
“Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.”
“You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.”
“For most of us, wisdom is acquired in the thicket of experience and usually meets us somewhere along the way if we live long enough. But sooner is better than later.”
“Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others.”
“Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.”
“Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.”
“Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.”
“Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.”
“It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.”
“A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.”
“You can't hire someone to practice for you.”
“Never marry someone in hope that they'll change later.”