Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Love, Important, Other, Person
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Love, Forgiveness, Always, Available
When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Impossible, Going, Though, Moby
We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Happy, Need, Some, Striving
Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Work, Recognition, Worthy
Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Forward, Like, Going, Octopus
Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Friendship, Remember, Most, Dear
Hold puppies, kittens, and babies anytime you get the chance.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Chance, Get, Babies, Anytime
Put a love note in his shaving kit before he leaves on a business trip.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Love, Note, His, Shaving
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Gardening, Remember, Reflect, Flower
Remember that life's big changes rarely give advance warning.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Change, Remember, Big, Warning
Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Resting, Place, Cushion, Starting
Mature love is composed and sustaining; a celebration of commitment, companionship, and trust.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Love, Trust, Sustaining, Love Is
Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Time, Own, Your, Little Time
Luck marches with those who give their very best.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Chance, Give, Very, Marches
A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Big, Like, Encourages, Supports
There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Question, Will, Lives, Guided
Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Decision, Will, Carefully, Mate
Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Purpose, Yourself, Commit, Mighty
Young love is wild and outrageous, laughing at moderation and blinding us to common sense.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Love, Common, Blinding, Common Sense
You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Motivational, Will, Move, Goals
Hope is the magic carpet that transports us from the present moment into the realm of infinite possibilities.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Hope, Magic, Possibilities, Transports
Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Marriage, Like, Second-Hand, Marrying
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Wisdom, Small, Pleasures, Relish
Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
You, Chairman, Polite, Custodian
If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Breath, Someone, Offers, Mint
Living big and joyful and content is almost always the result of our finding satisfaction in life's ordinary day-to-day pleasures. And God must be fond of them, too, for He made so many of them for us to enjoy.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Enjoy, Big, Almost, Fond
Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Intelligence, Other, Than, Smarter
Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Enthusiasm, Negativity, Your, Protect
Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Other, Bad Manners, Means, Manners
Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Opportunity, Dance Floor, Dances
I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Underdog, Prepare, Still, Never Expect
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Success Is, Getting, Liking
You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Funny, Always, Informed, Views
Watch your finances like a hawk.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Finance, Watch, Like, Hawk
Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Remember, Over, Like, Farming
Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it's just a daisy in a jelly glass.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Beautiful, Glass, Always, Jelly
Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Work, Week, Add, Five
Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Relationship, Remember, Waste Of Time
For most of us, wisdom is acquired in the thicket of experience and usually meets us somewhere along the way if we live long enough. But sooner is better than later.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Enough, Sooner, Meets, Acquired
Ask an older person you respect to tell you his or her greatest regret.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Regret, Her, His, Older
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Roads, Your, Gotten, Fulfillment
When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to say it.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Important, Nothing, Anyone, Persuade
In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Business, Closely, Too, Tracks
Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Right, Difference, Nearly, Oh
Tell your wife often how terrific she looks.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
She, Looks, How, Terrific
When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Angry, Made, Frustrated, Indication
Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Children, Parenting, Always, Kiss
Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Success, Service, Based, Service To Others
Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Little Things, Doing, Things, Satisfaction
It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Father, Back, Again, Turning
You either make dust or eat dust.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Eat, Either, Make, Dust
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Big, Give, More, All The Facts
Compliment three people every day.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
People, Every Day, Three, Compliment
Remember that a gesture of friendship, no matter how small, is always appreciated.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Friendship, Remember, Small, Gesture
Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Deep, Behind, Grows, Meet
Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Love, Eye, Sees, Heart
While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Lose, Never, May, Heart
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Wisdom, Character, Think, Looking
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Nothing, More, Than, Missed
Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Best, Only, Require, Try
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Happiness, Remember, Getting, Giving
See any detour as an opportunity to experience new things.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
New Things, New, See, Detour
Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Money, Wealth, Measure, Lost
Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Caring, Think, Fairness, Children
Never marry someone in hope that they'll change later.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Never, Someone, Later, Marry
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Inspirational, Doing, Today
If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Failure, Worry, Doing, Any
Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Hope, Never, Someone, Might
You can't hire someone to practice for you.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Practice, You, Someone, Hire
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