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Anatole France: Vain sounds
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The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them. –Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)
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Elbert Hubbard: Flattery
“A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself. ”
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Alexander Osborn: Creativity and praise
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“Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us put out more and better ideas if our efforts are truly appreciated.”
—Alexander Osborn
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Dream no small dreams
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“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.”
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Unknown: Success unexpected in common hours
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dream, and endeavours to live the life which he had imagines, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
—Unknown.
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Words
If words are to enter men’s minds and bear fruit, they must be the right words shaped cunningly to pass men’s defenses and explode silently and effectually within their minds. –J.B. Phillips, writer and clergyman (1906-1982)
