[miniCruzer]: 650.The Human Touch

It is friendly to say "thanks" for a gift later as well as at the time it is received. Thanking someone who has given us a book, not only at the time it is received, but also after we have read it, is a very gracious act. Another "thank you" given later - when not called for by etiquette - is the most effective and appreciated.
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The ability to have our own way, and at the same time convince others they are having their own way, is a rare thing among men. Among women, it is as common as eyebrows.
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Life without friendship is like cereal without milk; there can be no sense of completion. Real friendship is a subtle, trusting interrelationship whose worth is too great to be measured.
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The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without it.
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Just one cup of coffee does some amazing things to the body. The temperature of the stomach jumps 10 to 15%; salivary glands double their secretions; the heart beats 15% faster; the lungs work 13% harder; blood vessels dilate in the brain and expand near the heart; metabolism rate goes up 25%, and the kidney workload doubles.