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Kindness in your dealings with yourself and others will work wonders in your life. Much more so than rightness in your thinking. ↗

— Kim R. Shaffer

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Boiled beef and greens constitute the day's variety on the former repast of boiled pork and greens; and Mrs. Bagnet serves out the meal in the same way, and seasons it with the best of temper: being that rare sort of old girl that she receives Good to her arms without a hint that it might be Better; and catches light from any little spot of darkness near her. ↗

— Charles Dickens

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At the last moment, Antoinette came out of her faint and shouted one word to her child. That word, reader, was adieu... Adieu is the French word for farewell. “Farewell” is not the word you would like to hear from your mother as you are being led to the dungeon by two oversize mice in black hoods... “Farewell” is a word that, in any language, is full of sorrow. It is a word that promises absolutely nothing. ↗

— Kate DiCamillo

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It doesn't matter what we are. It matters what we do. ↗

— Michelle Hodkin

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The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful. ↗

— Swami Vivekananda

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Life doesn't just happen to you; you receive everything in your life based on what you've given. ↗

— Rhonda Byrne

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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious." ↗

— Vince Lombardi Jr.

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That's the trouble with loving a wild thing: You're always left watching the door. ↗

— Edith Pattou

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Though my work may be menial, though my contribution may be small, I can perform it with dignity and offer it with unselfishness. My talents may not be great, but I can use them to bless the lives of others.... The goodness of the world in which we live is the accumulated goodness of many small and seemingly inconsequential acts. ↗

— Gordon B. Hinckley

#service #unselfishness #inspirational

All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential. ↗

— Harvey Milk

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