Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.
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Before You Let Your Child Fail, Read This
By Rachel Simmons — 2015
It’s not easy to let our kids be less than perfect.
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