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“Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.’ That is why dogs make such a hit. They are so glad to see us that they almost jump out of their skins. So, naturally, we are glad to see them.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

tags: life-lessons

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“One of the best protections against disappointment is to have a lot going on.”
― Alain de Botton

tags: activity, disappointment

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“Names are the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People

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“I had nothing to fear from my father.
Except his disappointment.
Which was no small thing.”
― Barbara Delinsky, Escape

tags: disappointment, fear, tather

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“And no, it wasn't shame I now felt, or guilt, but something rarer in my life and stronger than both: remorse. A feeling which is more complicated, curdled, and primeval. Whose chief characteristic is that nothing can be done about it: too much time has passed, too much damage has been done, for amends to be made.”
― Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending

tags: remorse

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