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“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.”
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“Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness.”
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“A good half of the art of living is resilience.”
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“If I don’t recognize a gift as a gift it will be something, but it won’t be a gift.”
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“It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. . . . Children must early learn the beauty of generosity. They are taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving. . . . The Indians in their simplicity literally give away all that they have—to relatives, to guests of other tribes or clans, but above all to the poor and the aged, from whom they can hope for no return.”
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Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
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