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Never will I pursue happiness, because it is not a goal, just a by-product, and there is no happiness in having or in getting, only in giving.

Og Mandino

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Og Mandino
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 1
Died: 1996
Died: September 3
Author
Writer
Framingham
Massachusetts
Augustine Og Mandino II
Goal
Happiness
Giving
Never
Pursue
Product
Products
Wisdom
Getting

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Always let your reach exceed your grasp.
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Never feel shame for trying and failing, for he who never failed is he who never tried.
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Let your actions always speak for you, but be forever on guard against the terrible traps of false pride and conceit that can halt your progress. The next time you are tempted to boast, just place your fist in a full pail of water, and when you remove it, the hole remaining will give you a correct measure of your importance.
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Procrastination can be driven from your personality through the simple technique of constantly commanding yourself to get into action . . . and then obeying that command immediately.
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Today.....I begin a new life.
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Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity, but with it you can accomplish miracles.
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Already, it is later than you think for your earthly life at best, is only a blink of an eye between two eternities.
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Only a habit can subdue another habit.
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Why do we continue to breed little minds who can find no recompense for their own failures other than to belittle and mock the talents, even the dress, of others? When will everyone realize that we are all equal in the eyes of God?
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