An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.

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"Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father."

- Lydia M. Child

Family

"Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!"

- Lydia M. Child

Family

"Home — the blessed word, which opens to the human heart the most perfect glimpse of heaven, and helps to carry it thither, as on an angel’s wings."

- Lydia M. Child

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"You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."

- Zig Ziglar

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"So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, you should do it all for God's glory."

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"Whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

- Jesus

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"Do you know who will go first on the Day of Resurrection to the shade of God…Those who when given what is right accept it, when asked for something give freely and who judge in favor of others as they do for themselves."

- Prophet Muhammad (s)

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"If anyone fulfills his brother’s needs, Allah will fulfill his needs; if one relieves a Muslim of his troubles, Allah will relieve his troubles on the Day of Resurrection."

- Prophet Muhammad (s)

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