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If we don't want temptation to follow us, we shouldn't act as if we are interested. No one ever fell over a precipice who never went near one.
Richard L. Evans
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Richard L. Evans
Age: 65 †
Born: 1906
Born: March 23
Died: 1971
Died: November 1
Radio Personality
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Richard Louis Evans
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No man is so wise that he cannot benefit by talking things out with others.
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We need the courage to start and continue what we should do, and courage to stop what we shouldn't do.
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Parents sometimes simply don't have enough hands and time and attention to do all that is urgent. But in all things there is a priority of importance....and one of our urgent opportunities is to respond to a child when he earnestly asks, remembering that they don't always ask, that they aren't always teachable, that they won't always listen.
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What better can parents and children give to each other than respectful, understanding attention.
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Indeed, the greatest blessing that can follow the death of those we love is reconciliation. Without it there is no peace. But with it come quiet thoughts and quickened memories. And what else shall a man do except become reconciled? What purpose does he serve by fighting what he cannot touch or by brooding upon what he cannot change?
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Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself - things could always be worse and they are for someone else!
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Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.
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Any man who can't control his thoughts can't control his actions, and any man who can't control his actions isn't safe in society.
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A boy is the only known substance from which a man can be made.
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Live so as to have a quiet conscience.
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This is life-and it is passing. What are we waiting for?
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Someone has to do everything that is done.
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A person soon learns how little he knows when a child begins to ask questions.
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Humor is essential to a full and happy life. It is a reliever and relaxer of pressure and tension, and the saving element in many situations.
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Things I don't understand don't destroy my faith in the things I do understand.
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Shouldn't the commandments be re-written? No, they should be re-read!
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One of the greatest accomplishments in this world would be that of lifting human hearts. Blessed are they who are kind and considerate of the feelings of other people.
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There never was a tonic that would cure more social ailments than a healthy, happy home. There never was a greater source of social stability than an affectionate and understanding family. There never was a better way of helping children to happiness than the close confidence of wise and loving and responsible parents.
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Happiness mainly depends on man's ability to work and the way in which he does it.
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We must not let the things we can't do keep us from doing the things we can do.
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