Talk in terms of the other person's interests.
The secret of his success? I will speak ill of no man$$$ he said$$$ . . and speak all the good I know of everybody.
It is easier to tell a story of how people wound one another than of what binds them together.
Each night about this time he puts on sadness like a garment and goes on writing.
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping.
If you want to be happy$$$ set a goal that commands your thoughts$$$ liberates your energy$$$ and inspires your hopes.
As I grow older$$$ I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.
We have to go. I'm almost happy here.
Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy$$$ that is for those who write their names in the lives of others$$$ and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear.