Nobody says you must laugh, but a sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected, and smile through the day.

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In the end, it's not what you do for your children but what you've taught them to do for themselves.

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Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

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Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.

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The real trick is to stay alive as long as you live.

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Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.

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Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

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If criticism is needed, do it tactfully. Don't use a sledgehammer when a fly swatter will do the job.

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At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don't care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all.

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Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.

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