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“The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.”

“Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.”

“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.”

“Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.”

“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”

“What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.”

“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”

“Smile at each other. Smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other- it doesn't matter who it is- and that will help to grow up in greater love for each other.”

“The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.”

“The best things in life aren't things.”

“If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers.”

“Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.”

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”

“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”

“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.”

“Marriage: If you want something to last forever, you treat it differently. You shield it and protect it. You never abuse it. You don't expose it to the elements. You don't make it common or ordinary. If it ever becomes tarnished, you lovingly polish it until it gleams like new. It becomes special because you have made it so, and it grows more beautiful and precious as time goes by.”

“Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.”

“Always reward your long hours of labor and toil in the very best way, surrounded by your family. Nurture their love carefully, remembering that your children need models, not critics, and your own progress will hasten when you constantly strive to present your best side to your children. And even if you have failed at all else in the eyes of the world, if you have a loving family, you are a success.”

“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.”