You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.
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Related You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to con... LYDIA M. CHILD Happiness is in our own hearts. I have no regrets of anything in the past. I'm totally cheerful ... MAEVE BINCHY As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on socie... NELSON MANDELA If you are not honest with yourself, you cannot be honest with others. LALIT BHOJWANI Never allow yourself to be a playful object for others. Never let yourself be satisfied on less what... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you k... SUN TZU If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you k... SUN-TZU Never do anything yourself that others can do for you. AGATHA CHRISTIE Be with a guy who lets you know how important you are to him. Do not allow yourself to settle. Do no... JOY MANISCALCO Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true. BRIAN TRACY If you do not like a certain behavior in others, look within yourself to find the roots of what disc... BRYANT MCGILL Whenever you find yourself in a situation like the governor is in, you want to find a 'pivot point' ... CHRIS LEHANE Be there for others but not at the cost your commited way of living.Be yourself & never allow to def... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Let the people talk, let people doubt, and let people question you, but never allow yourself to... FORREST CURRAN Why compare yourself to others? You never know what people have endured to get where they are. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA To respect yourself is a blessing.One who respects himself is honest & sincere in his effort & actio... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Remind yourself of who you are and what you can do in spite what others say about you or how others ... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA If you are not good to yourself, you can never be good to others. WOHI PURANA We can't help you unless you make an effort to help yourself. DETECTIVE PAUL BERTOLAMI Walking your talk is a great way to motivate yourself. No one likes to live a lie. Be honest with yo... VINCE POSCENTE The less you look to others, the more you find in yourself. What have you found in yoursel... RON W. RATHBUN Security has to be habitual. If you allow yourself to get into a lax way of thinking when it pertain... LARRY JORDAN You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, ... MAE WEST You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, ... SWEDISH PROVERB You can make an audience see nearly anything, if you yourself believe in it. MARY RENAULT Allow others to call you guru but do not let yourself become one. BEN TOLOSA When you find yourself in need of spiritual nourishment, it is in the opportunities to serve others ... STEVE MARABOLI Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself... CHINUA ACHEBE People say to the mentally ill, ‘You know so many people think the world of you.’ But when they ... RICHEY EDWARDS Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Why do you compare yourself to others? Can you carry weight of others on your shoulders? LAILAH GIFTY AKITA Listen to yourself to understand others ! If you can't listen to yourself, NOT EVEN YOU CAN UNDERSTA... EPHDAN First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others. AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT The first thing is to convince yourself that life's more fun if you love yourself. Don't worry about... DR. LYNN CUTTS You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, w... JOHN RUSKIN If you are happy, you will find everything or everyone happy around you and how to make yourself hap... SUPERNA BATHEJA When you first meet him you often find him to be annoying, and you have to control yourself not to s... DICK ADVOCAAT "If you're cup is half empty, you can blame it on others, or you can fill it up yourself.." REZA FARIVAR Never say anything about yourself you don't want to come true BRIAN TRACY Take full responsibility of yourself, of your actions and of your inaction. It is only when you can ... AKIROQ BROST Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen. FOKA GOMEZ Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Love will find you again. And you can never, ever change yourself for anyone or change yourself to f... LILY COLLINS Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one rascal less in the world. THOMAS CARLYLE Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one less scoundrel in the world. THOMAS CARLYLE Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are insulting yourself. ADOLF HITLER If you believe in yourself anything is possible. MILEY CYRUS In life, you will never find yourself, until you start to create yourself BRYAN INDIGO People tend to believe what others say about you than you about yourself. JEFFREY BENJAMIN Developing your EI will allow you to explore new depths of understanding in yourself and others. It ... SUSAN C. YOUNG Listen to your instincts. Trust yourself. You'll know when you're being honest with yourself and whe... AKIROQ BROST There is stability in walking an uncertain path, because you never allow yourself to be misled by wh... A.J. DARKHOLME If you hang to pain, hurt, embarrassment, guilt and such emotions you will find that they will domin... LATIKA TEOTIA The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of
others. MAHATMA GANDHI The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. MAHATMA GANDHI The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service
of others. RALPH WALDO EMERSON If you had three cookies, don?t put down two. If you?re not honest with yourself, you?re going to wo... ANDREA GIANCOLI They always say pay yourself first, whether in mutual funds or in the bank, because if you pay yours... DON CASSIDY Being yourself is what will make you survive through anything. If you make music to please someone, ... ZEDD Never allow a person to change you, or you will lose yourself with your essence of an individual. VIKRANT PARSAI You accept certain unlovely things about yourself and manage to live with them. The atonement for s... ERIC HOFFER You cannot move forward in your life if you do not allow yourself to move. STEVEN CUOCO Don't allow yourself to get into a condition where you are not able to defend yourself. This is not ... BETH TWITTY Do never entrust someone, because if you can not keep it to yourself, do not expect that others do t... TISCHA If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have... DALAI LAMA Every decision you make goes to the result of what you allow yourself to achieve. DAN WALDSCHMIDT If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything. And that's what this Olympic m... CLARA HUGHES When you're a parent you find yourself looking at the unknown that is your child, trying to find a p... JODI PICOULT Half of your mastery of power comes from what you do NOT do, what you do not ALLOW yourself to get d... ROBERT GREENE That people rejected you is not enough to make you reject yourself. SOTONYE ANGA Do not wait on the explanation of others to find the answer to your problems. You have to look insid... AVIS JOHN Make yourself determined , cheerful and happy in whatever situation you may find yourself.Be strong ... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA you must find yourself before you can know where you belong, yet to find yourself first you must kno... ANDREW JAMES PRITCHARD I tell my students based on my experiences in Hollywood, sure, you can always move to L.A. and try t... TANANARIVE DUE If this world always made sense and there wasn't the gloomy dark nights that awakened your soul, you... NIKKI ROWE Never force yourself to read a book that you do not enjoy. There are so many good books in the world... ATWOOD H. TOWNSEND Learn from the mistakes of others -- you can never live long enough to make them all yourself. SOURCE UNKNOWN Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself. GROUCHO MARX Learn from the mistakes of others-you can never live long enough to make them all yourself. JOHN LUTHER Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world. THOMAS CARLYLE Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you m... VIGGO MORTENSEN Your Skin is not a deprivation, your life is not a defeat, the fact that you call yourself black doe... PATIENCE JOHNSON Never allow yourself to be so desperate that you end up settling for far less than you deserve. To m... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA As an actress people always tease me like: if there's anything you can do to make yourself unatt... AMY ADAMS Believe in your greatness. Believe in your potential. Don't sell yourself short. Don't give up too e... AKIROQ BROST Every time you read a poem aloud to yourself in the presence of others, you are reading it into your... SEAMUS HEANEY If you had three cookies, don't put down two. If you're not honest with yourself, you're going to wo... ANDREA GIANCOLI Never allow others to make you feel inferior. If you continue to let you down and belittle yourself,... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA You must not allow any of your time to pass by without adding value to yourself and reproducing your... SUNDAY ADELAJA Don't allow someone not worth it to have the power to occupy your thoughts. If they don't find you w... DONNA LYNN HOPE If you want to find truth, be yourself. If you want to find love, love yourself. SAL PALLADINO When you're traveling you need to take care of yourself to get by, you have to keep an eye on yourse... OLGA TOKARCZUK But why should you care what people will say? All you have to do is please yourself. AYN RAND It can be frightening to turn your back on what others think is right. But I'm not the same as a... BAT FOR LASHES Integrity is the sound follow through of your heart, and an important part in the process of manifes... WILL BARNES NEVER BE SO BUSY BEING THE LIGHT FOR OTHERS THAT YOU NEGLECT TO SHINE ON YOURSELF QWANA REYNOLDS-FRASIER Style is joyful if you allow yourself to have joy. STACY LONDON DON'T BE SO PREPARED FOR THE BATTLE, TO THE POINT YOU FIND YOURSELF UNPREPARED FOR THE VICTORY!... QWANA REYNOLDS-FRASIER When you are angry you will find that you have lost yourself. You have lost yourself to outside forc... AVINA CELESTE Make yourself determined , cheerful and happy in whatever situation you may find yourself.Be strong ... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA
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