The man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.

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"Courage, dear heart."

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"You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."

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"The son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."

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"To get happier, try gratitude, giving back, savoring, encouraging your optimism, and celebrating progress."

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"Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience."

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"Sometimes the little things in life mean the most."

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"The two words that will change your life are 'thank you'. Like a candle that can light a thousand more without shortening its own life, appreciation is a gift that, when given, can set the whole world aglow."

- Stacey Lee

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