First Tanjain

Gossip:
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Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
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There is so much good in the worst of us, And so much bad in the best of us, That it hardly behooves any of us, To talk about the rest of us.
Edward Wallis Hoch
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Never tell evil of a man, if you do not know it for certainty, and if you know it for a certainty, then ask yourself, 'Why should I tell it?'
Johann K. Lavater
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
Spanish Proverb
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Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
Will Rogers
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Proverb:
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A smiling face is half the meal.
Latvian Proverb
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When you have given nothing, ask for nothing.
Albanian Proverb
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Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Ancient Proverb
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Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Chinese Proverb
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Chinese Proverb
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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
Chinese Proverb
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Chinese Proverb
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Humor:
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Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without drawing blood.
Mary Hirsch
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A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Humor:
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
Will Rogers
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Anger:
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Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.
Cherie Carter-Scott
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When anger rises, think of the consequences.
Confucius
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Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
Elizabeth I
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Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.
Joan Lunden
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Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.
Laurence J. Peter
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