Frank A. Clark quotes:
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Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.
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A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.
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Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.
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If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.
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We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't.
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Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.
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There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.
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A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it.
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If you haven't time to help youngsters find the right way in life, somebody with more time will help them find the wrong way.
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Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.
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We've put more effort into helping folks reach old age than into helping them enjoy it.
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Maybe a person's time would be as well spent raising food as raising money to buy food.
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It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned.
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Modern man is frantically trying to earn enough to buy things he's too busy to enjoy.
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Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.
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If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
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Many folks think they aren't good at earning money, when what they don't know is how to use it.
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A man's conscience, like a warning line on the highway, tells him what he shouldn't do - but it does not keep him from doing it.
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Our economy is based upon people wanting more; their happiness on wanting less.
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A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it.
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Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him.
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The more you learn to live without, the more you'll have to live with.
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I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it.
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Habit is something you can do without thinking, which is why most of us have so many of them.
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To feel sorry for the needy is not the mark of a Christian - to help them is.
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The reason there's so much ignorance is that those who have it are so eager to share it.
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You seldom come across anything more enjoyable than a happy person.
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There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.
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If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
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A valuable friend is one who'll tell you what you should be told, even if it offends you.
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The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.
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Every adult needs a child to teach; it's the way adults learn.
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We would be happier with what we have if we weren't so unhappy about what we don't' have
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You can suffocate a thought by expressing it with too many words.
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A habit is something you can do without thinking - which is why most of us have so many of them.
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Even if you can't prevent another's sorrow, caring will lessen it.
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When a man eats his words, that's recycling.
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It's better to recall something you wish you'd said than something you wish you hadn't.
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Most of us must learn a great deal every day in order to keep ahead of what we forget.
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We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism.
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If God simply handed us everything we want, He'd be taking from us our greatest prize - the job of accomplishment
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A leading authority is anyone who has guessed right more than once.
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I would like to be able to admire a man's opinions as I would his dog - without being expected to take it home with me.
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You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving.
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Faith on a full stomach may be simply contentment but if you have it when you're hungry, it's genuine.
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People help each other through a crisis by each supposing that the other can handle it better than he himself can.