“gain or profit. The use of short quotations or occasional page copying for personal or group study is permitted and encouraged. Permission will”
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“experience, and most of those experiences are painful and costly. If you can learn from someone else’s pain and expense, you are a wise person, indeed. I would encourage you to read this book, cover-to-cover, but also keep it as a reference text using the sections and individual columns as a resource you can revisit as your life journey calls for specific wisdom. It is my hope that this is not a one-time encounter that you and I are having. My hope is, in the coming months and years as you travel toward your own personal”
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“Every day is a gift because it can either be the first day of the rest of our life or be our last day here on earth.”
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“We, here in Western civilization, have failed to master the concept of living in the moment. We spend so much time worrying about yesterday or planning tomorrow that we fail to live today.”
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“A journey may be long or short, but it must start at the very spot one finds oneself.”
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“applying the message. A tremendous place to start is with any of Jim Stovall’s twenty books. Then apply the wisdom that Stovall shares as you read his books or articles. Should you have any question as to the author’s qualifications to impart wisdom, perhaps a little of his background will shed some light on the matter. Proverbs 27:19 tell us, “we become like those with whom we associate: a mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.” Jim Stovall chose wisely, being mentored by Lee Braxton an associate of Napoleon Hill. It was Lee Braxton”
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“The journey of life is a matter of traveling well rather than reaching a destination.”
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“things in this life can be separated into two categories: Things that are valuable and things that matter.”
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“Some friendships are a legacy left to us by those who have gone before. Other friendships are legacies we will leave behind.”
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“When we can learn from our own problems, we begin to deal with life. When we can learn from other people’s problems, we begin to master life.”
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“... sometimes in life, you either laugh or you cry. And I prefer to laugh.”
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“Success lies in the balance between seeking and striving on one hand and being peaceful and content on the other.”
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“Only when we try to understand one another's suffering can we begin to bring each other joy.”
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“It is impossible to experience fear, hate, or defeat when we are laughing.”
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