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| O LORD, GIVE ME WHAT IT TAKES TO BE GOOD |
| Give me courage to do what is hard; courage to say no to sin; courage to continue my studies. |
| Give me a clean mind and clean speech; clean eyes and clean hands. |
| Give me a gift of kindness, so I may never hurt another youth. Teach me to control my temper and my tongue. |
| Give me strength of spirit to defeat self-pity. If I am lonesome, lead me to the knowledge that be loved. I must be lovable. |
| Give me that bigness I will need to be cheerfully obedient. |
| Give me zest and drive to conquer laziness. Never let me think that I can be served without also serving, or get without also giving. Instruct my heart in the love of work and study. |
| Give me that peace of mind which comes from knowing that I will never lead another to sin. By your grace, may no one be cheapened because of my company. |
| Give me, finally, such brightness, laughter, and grace, that You will find in me a temple which please You as Mary pleased You. Amen. |
| I KNOW SOMETHING GOOD ABOUT YOU |
| Wouldn't this old world be better, if the folks we meet would say: "I know something good about you," And then treat us just that way! |
| Wouldn't it be fine and dandy, If each hand-clasp warm and true, Carried with it this assurance "I know something good about you!" |
| Wouldn't things here be more pleasant, If the good that's in us all, Were the only thing about us, That folks bothered to recall! |
| Wouldn't life be lots more happy, If we'd praise the good we see! For there's such a lot of goodness, In the worst of you and me. |
| Wouldn't it be nice to practice, this fine way to thinking too; You know something good about me, I know something good about you! |
| TEN COMMANDMENTS OF HUMAN RELATIONS |
| 1. Speak to people. There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greeting. |
| 2. Smile at people. It takes 65 muscles to frown; only 15 to smile. |
| 3. Call people by name. The sweetest music to anyone's ears is the sound of his own name. |
| 4. Be friendly and helpful. If you would have friends, be friendly. |
| 5. Be cordial. Speak and act as if everything you do were a genuine pleasure. |
| 6. Be genuinely interested in people. You can like everybody if you try. |
| 7. Be generous with praise - cautious with criticism. |
| 8. Be considerate with the feelings of others. It will be appreciated. |
| 9. Be thoughtful of the opinion of others. There are three sides to a controversy - yours --- the other persons - and the right one. |
| 10. Be alert to give service. What counts most in life is what we do for others. |
| THREE THINGS FOR DAILY LIVING |
| 1. Three things to be: |
| Pure, Just and honest. |
| 2. Three thing to govern: |
| Temper, tongue and conduct. |
| 3. Three thing to cultivate: |
| Courage, affection and gentleness. |
| 4. Three things to commend: |
| Thrift, industry and promptness. |
| 5. Three thing to despise: |
| Cruelty, arrogance and ingratitude. |
| 6. Three thing to wish for: |
| Health, friends and contentment. |
| 7. Three thing admire: |
| Dignity, gracefulness and intellect. |
| 8. Three thing consider: |
| Purpose of living. Shortness of life and endlessness of eternity. |
| 9. Three thing obey: |
| Wishes of my parents, advice of my teachers and the commandments of God. |
| 10. Three thing give: |
| Aims to the needy, comfort to the sick and thanks to Almighty God! |
| THAT YOU MAY "B" HAPPY |
| B- patient, B prayerful, B humble, B mild, |
| B - wise as a solon B meek as a child B- studious, B thoughtful, B loving B kind, |
| B - sure you make matter subservient to mind. |
| B - cautious, B prudent, B trustful, B true |
| B - courteous to all, B friendly with few |
| B - temperate in argument, pleasure and wine |
| B - careful of conduct, of money and time |
| B - cheerful, B grateful, B hopeful, B firm |
| B - peaceful, benevolent, willing to learn |
| B - courageous, B gentle, B liberal and just, |
| B - aspiring, B humble because you are dust. |
| B - penitent, circumspect, sound in the faith. |
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