Book inspires

“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of

others. If you have that awareness, you have good

manners, no matter which fork you use”

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Meaning of life by Nelson Henderson

“The true meaning of
life is to plant trees
under whose shade
you do not expect
to sit”

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Success by Denis Waitley

“Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and

persistence. The extra energy required to make another

effort or try another approach is the secret of winning”

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Happiness by John Barrymore

“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t

know you left open”

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Never apologise by Benjamin Disraeli

“Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so,

you apologise for the truth”

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Swallowing evil words by Winston Churchill

“By swallowing evil
words unsaid, no one
has ever harmed his
stomach”

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Doubt by Hewyood Brown

“I doubt whether the world
holds for anyone a more

soul-stirring surprise than
the first adventure with

ice cream”

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Two pennies from Chinese proverb

“When you have only two pennies left in the world,

buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other”

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One word by Thomas Jefferson

“The most valuable
of all talents is that
of never using two
words when one
will do”

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Destiny by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Destiny grants us
our wishes, but in its
own way, in order to
give us something
beyond our wishes”

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Memories by Robert Brault

“When you have
brought up kids,
there are memories

you store directly
in your tear ducts”

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Do what you can do by John Wooden

“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing

what you can do”

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Angers by Elizabeth Kenny

“He who angers you conquers you”

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Modesty by Confucius

“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult

to make his words good”

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Action by Ernest Hemingsay

“Never mistake motion
for action”

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Gratitude by Zig Ziglar

“Of all the “attitudes” we can acquire, surely the

attitude of gratitude is the most important and by

far the most life-changing”

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Humble by John Templeton

“If we become increasingly humble about how little

we know, we may be more eager to search”

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Speech by Xenocrates

“I have often regretted my speech, never my silences”

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Attitude by Lou Holtz

“Ability is what
you’re capable
of doing. Motivation
determines what you
do. Attitude
determines
how well

you do it”

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Successful people by Brian Tracy

“If you could find out what the most successful people

did in any area and then you did the same thing over

and over, you’d eventually get the same result they do”

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Become successful by Harvey Mackay

“People begin to become
successful the minute they

decide to be”

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Artist by Pablo Picasso

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain

an artist once he grows up”

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Communication by Peter F. Drucker

“The most important
thing in communication
is hearing what isn’t
said”

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Body by unknown author

“Your body speaks so loudly, I can’t hear what you say”

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Stress by David Allen

“Most of the stress
people experience
comes from
inappropriately
managed commitments
they make or accept”

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Nostalgia by Owens Lee Pomeroy

“Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: You find the

present tense, but the past perfect”

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Decisiveness by Brian Tracy

“Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing

men and women. Almost any decision is better than

no decision at all”

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Looking by Joe Navarro

“The problem is that
most people spend
their lives looking...
but not truly seeing”

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Small things by David Allen

“Small things done
consistently, in strategic
places, create major
impact”

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Language by Radclyffe Hall

“Language is surely too small a vessel to contain these

emotions of mind and body that have somehow

awakened a response in the spirit”

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Self-development by Brian Tracy

“If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your

personal and career life, you must become a

worthwhile person in your own self-development”

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Mastered time by Anthony Robbins

“Once you have mastered time, you will understand

how true it is that most people overestimate what they

can accomplish in a year – and underestimate what

they can achieve in a decade”

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Man’s mind by Sir James Mackintosh

“The powers of a man’s mind are directly

proportioned to the quantity of coffee he

drinks”

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Inner light by Swami Shivananda

“All the lights of the world cannot be compared even

to a ray of inner light of the self”

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Quality of lives by Anthony Robbins

“The way we communicate with others and with

ourselves ultimately determines the quality of

our lives”

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Great acts by Lao Tzu

“Great acts are made of
small deeds”

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Eyes by unknown author

“When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another,

a practical man relies on the language of the first”

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“God invest power and strength in a man for

a reason. The question is, how, throughout

his life, will he use that power?”

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“The work a man does
is what reminds him on
a daily basis that God
equips and calls him to exercise his strength on
behalf of others”

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“Being a woman who understands a man – perhaps better

than he understands himself – will allow you to see beyond

his fears or defeats.”

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“Most guys make internal shifts in the way
they do life and relationships because a
woman has helped them see what they
often can’t”

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“A man changes as he steps into moments of inadequacy ...

and realises that what he brings to the table is, mysteriously, enough”

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“Each man has his own
mix of strengths and weaknesses. And often,
you don’t get a particular strength unless you accept
its corresponding weakness”

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“Expecting too little from a man
may mean, unfortunately, that
too little is what you get.”

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“The form of respect a man usually mentions first

.... is his longing for a woman who knows him and

loves him to be his foremost cheerleaders”

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“Offering respect to a man invites him to look

up, in search of the God who made him, as he reaches inside for what God has put in him”

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“There’s much to be gained from conflict
in a close relationship, especially if you think

of disagreement as an extended dialogue”

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"In any conflict, there's the part that's obvious

and the part that's hidden"

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“Whatever form “freaking out” takes
in your relationship
– be it biting words or

stonewalling – that’s
the signal to stop”

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“If you hold up a negative lens, you’ll see what you expect

to see. Your assumptions will a appear to be confirmed –

even though they’re wrong”

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“Stopping long enough to validate
the other person’s feelings, experience,
or opinions.... allows new possibilities
to be entertained”

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“Empathy for most men, is a slowly learned skill. It doesn’t

come naturally”

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“It’s a soul-stretching
exercise to try to hear
a man deeply ... and
to feel heard yourself”

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Friends in Proverbs 13.20

He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm”

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A cool spirit in Proverbs 12.18

“There is one who speaks
rashly like the thrusts of a sword. But the tongue of
the wise brings healing”

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Forgiving in Ephesians 4.32

“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each

other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”

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Confession in Hebrews 10.23-24

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without

wavering ... and let us consider how to stimulate one

another to love and good deeds”

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Walk in Ephesians 4:1-2

“Walk in a manner worthy of the
calling with which you have been
called, with all humility and
gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love”

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“Humility of mind in Philippians 2:3-4

“Do nothing from selfishness or
empty conceit, but with humility
of mind regard one another as
more important than yourselves;
do not merely look out for your
own personal interests, but also
for the interests of others”

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Mutual understanding by Paul Tournier

“We must be reminded that the first condition for mutual understanding is .... the willingness to understand. All the conversations of our world are, for the most part, dialogues

of the deaf”