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We give of ourselves when we give gifts of the heart: love, kindness, joy, understanding, sympathy, tolerance, forgiveness. . .
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I believe that God is a power underneath my life here on earth. His goodness undergirds me and uplifts me.
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The art of humility begins with a recognition of our dependence on others and an appreciation of God's gift of life.
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The art of thinking is the greatest art of all, for 'as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.' The thinker knows he is today where his thoughts have taken him and that he is building his future by the quality of the thoughts he thinks.
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In practicing the art of parenthood, an ounce of example is worth a ton of preachment.
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He knows that as long as a man keeps his faith in God and in himself nothing can permanently defeat him.
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