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You Have It Easily In Your Power To Increase The Sum Total Of This World's Happiness Now. How? By Giving A Few Words Of Sincere Appreciation To Someone Who Is Lonely Or Discouraged. Perhaps You Will Forget Tomorrow The Kind Words You Say Today, But The Recipient May Cherish Them Over A Lifetime.

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Dale Carnegie

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You Have It Easily In Your Power To Increase The Sum Total Of This World's Happiness Now. How? By Giving A Few Words Of Sincere Appreciation To Someone Who Is Lonely Or Discouraged. Perhaps You Will Forget Tomorrow The Kind Words You Say Today, But The Recipient May Cherish Them Over A Lifetime.

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