He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.
- Topic: Confidence, Laughter, Self-esteem
- Location: Lake Tahoe
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Be not swept off your feet by the vividness of the impression, but say, “Impression, wait for me a little. Let me see what you are and what you represent. Let me try you.”
Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.
Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you; stretch out your hand, take a portion of it politely. It passes on; do not detain it. Or it has not come to you yet; do not project your desire to meet it, but wait until it comes in front of you. So act toward children, so act toward a wife, so toward office, so toward wealth.
How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.
To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.
Laugh as much as you breathe. Love as long as you live.
My pain may be the reason for somebody’s laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody’s pain.
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm; they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.
When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.
