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-->'''812.''' Don't be thin-skinned. Take criticism as well as praise with equal grace.
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-->'''812.''' Don't be thin-skinned. Take criticism as well as praise with equal grace.\\
-->'''891.''' Listen to your critics. They will keep you informed and innnovative.
-->'''891.''' Listen to your critics. They will keep you informed and innnovative.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
-->'''474.''' Be prepared. You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.
-->'''474.''' Be prepared. You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.
* FamousForBeingFirst:
-->'''324.''' Don't delay acting on a good idea. Chances are someone else has just thought of it, too. Success comes to the one who acts first.
-->'''324.''' Don't delay acting on a good idea. Chances are someone else has just thought of it, too. Success comes to the one who acts first.
* GoodIsNotSoft:
-->'''746.''' Be humble and polite, but don't let anyone push you around.
-->'''746.''' Be humble and polite, but don't let anyone push you around.
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* HelloInsertNameHere: Conspicuously {{averted|trope}} with the verbatim text of one maxim.entry. [[JustifiedTrope Then again, the collection initially was meant for his son only.]]
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* HonestCorporateExecutive:
-->'''890.''' If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
-->'''890.''' If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
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* InsistentTerminology:
-->'''850.''' Don't call a fishing rod a "pole", a line a "rope", a rifle a "gun", or a ship a "boat".
-->'''850.''' Don't call a fishing rod a "pole", a line a "rope", a rifle a "gun", or a ship a "boat".
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* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal:
-->'''883.''' Never say, "My child would never do that."
-->'''883.''' Never say, "My child would never do that."
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* TheRealHeroes:
-->'''823.''' The next time you're standing next to a police officer, firefighter, or paramedic, tell them that you appreciate what they do for the community.
-->'''823.''' The next time you're standing next to a police officer, firefighter, or paramedic, tell them that you appreciate what they do for the community.
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* PrayerOfMalice:
-->'''1404.''' Be grateful that God doesn't answer all of your prayers.
-->'''1404.''' Be grateful that God doesn't answer all of your prayers.
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* DueToTheDead:
-->'''841.''' When your dog dies, frame his collar and put it above a window facing west.
-->'''841.''' When your dog dies, frame his collar and put it above a window facing west.
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* {{Fingore}}:
-->'''839.''' Never grab at a falling knife.
-->'''839.''' Never grab at a falling knife.
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* [[invoked]]NauseaFuel:
-->'''814.''' Never eat liver at a restaurant. Some things should be done only in the privacy of one's home.
-->'''814.''' Never eat liver at a restaurant. Some things should be done only in the privacy of one's home.
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* CantTakeCriticism:
-->'''812.''' Don't be thin-skinned. Take criticism as well as praise with equal grace.
-->'''812.''' Don't be thin-skinned. Take criticism as well as praise with equal grace.
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* YouMustBeCold:
-->'''743.''' Put your jacket around your girlfriend on a chilly evening.
-->'''743.''' Put your jacket around your girlfriend on a chilly evening.
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'''727.''' Show extra respect for people whose jobs put dirt under their fingernails.\\
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* AnimalLover:
-->'''535.''' Remember the advice of our friend Ken Beck: When you see a box turtle crossing the road, stop and put it safely on the other side.
-->'''535.''' Remember the advice of our friend Ken Beck: When you see a box turtle crossing the road, stop and put it safely on the other side.
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* DebtDetester:
-->'''895.''' Remember the old proverb, "Out of debt, out of danger."
-->'''895.''' Remember the old proverb, "Out of debt, out of danger."
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* FearlessFool:
-->'''961.''' Don't confuse foolishness with bravery.
-->'''961.''' Don't confuse foolishness with bravery.
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* GracefulLoser:
-->'''360.''' Be prepared to lose once in a while.\\
'''915.''' Accept the fact that regardless of how many times you are right, you will sometimes be wrong.
-->'''360.''' Be prepared to lose once in a while.\\
'''915.''' Accept the fact that regardless of how many times you are right, you will sometimes be wrong.
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* RuleNumberOne: Every single advice-tidbit is numbered from 1 to well over 1,000, and they indeed all start with this:
-->'''1.''' Compliment three people every day.
-->'''1.''' Compliment three people every day.
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* SinsOfOurFathers:
-->'''546.''' Don't judge people by their relatives.
-->'''546.''' Don't judge people by their relatives.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery:
-->'''1095.''' Teach your children never to underestimate someone with a disability.
-->'''1095.''' Teach your children never to underestimate someone with a disability.
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* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer:
-->'''1401.''' Exercise caution the first day you buy a chain saw. You'll be tempted to cut down everything in the neighborhood.
-->'''1401.''' Exercise caution the first day you buy a chain saw. You'll be tempted to cut down everything in the neighborhood.
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* OneOfTheKids:
-->'''1309.''' Be the first adult to jump into the pool or run into the ocean with the kids. They will love you for it.
-->'''1309.''' Be the first adult to jump into the pool or run into the ocean with the kids. They will love you for it.
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* CallingParentsByTheirName:
-->'''1061.''' Don't allow your children or grandchildren to call you by your first name.
-->'''1061.''' Don't allow your children or grandchildren to call you by your first name.
* ExiledToTheCouch:
-->'''1341.''' No matter how angry you are with your wife, never sleep apart.
-->'''1341.''' No matter how angry you are with your wife, never sleep apart.
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-->'''453.''' Never compromise your integrity.\\
'''929.''' Never swap your integrity for money, power, or fame.
'''929.''' Never swap your integrity for money, power, or fame.
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-->'''33.''' Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.\\
'''1145.''' Hold yourself to the same high standards you require of others.
'''1145.''' Hold yourself to the same high standards you require of others.
* JuryDuty:
-->'''516.''' Never refuse jury duty. It is your civic responsibility, and you'll learn a lot.
* KidsHateVegetables:
-->'''1259.''' Don't make eating everything on their plate an issue with children.
-->'''516.''' Never refuse jury duty. It is your civic responsibility, and you'll learn a lot.
* KidsHateVegetables:
-->'''1259.''' Don't make eating everything on their plate an issue with children.
* NoodleIncident:
-->'''1465.''' Never fry bacon while naked.
-->'''1465.''' Never fry bacon while naked.
* SlaveToPR:
-->'''420.''' Take care of your reputation. It's your most valuable asset.
* SmallRoleBigImpact:
-->'''1104.''' Never forget that it takes only one person or one idea to change your life forever.
-->'''420.''' Take care of your reputation. It's your most valuable asset.
* SmallRoleBigImpact:
-->'''1104.''' Never forget that it takes only one person or one idea to change your life forever.
* StreetMusician:
-->'''390.''' Street musicians are a treasure. Stop for a moment and listen; then leave a small donation.
-->'''390.''' Street musicians are a treasure. Stop for a moment and listen; then leave a small donation.
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-->'''296.''' See problems as opportunities for growth and self-mastery.\\
'''489.''' Don't make the same mistake twice.\\
'''1065.''' When no great harm will result, let your children do it their way, even if you know they are wrong. [[InvokedTrope They will learn more from their mistakes than from their successes.]]
'''489.''' Don't make the same mistake twice.\\
'''1065.''' When no great harm will result, let your children do it their way, even if you know they are wrong. [[InvokedTrope They will learn more from their mistakes than from their successes.]]
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-->'''1097.''' Never comment on someone's weight unless you know it's what they want to hear.
-->'''1097.''' Never comment on someone's weight unless you know it's what they want to hear.
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* AprilFoolsDay:
-->'''933.''' Fool someone on April 1st.
-->'''933.''' Fool someone on April 1st.
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* BluntNo:
-->'''996.''' When you mean no, say it in a way that's not ambiguous.
-->'''996.''' When you mean no, say it in a way that's not ambiguous.
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* CuteKitten:
-->'''397.''' Never acquire just one kitten. Two are a lot more fun and no more trouble.
-->'''397.''' Never acquire just one kitten. Two are a lot more fun and no more trouble.
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* DontCelebrateJustYet:
-->'''560.''' Never claim a victory prematurely.
-->'''560.''' Never claim a victory prematurely.
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* ImmortalityThroughMemory:
-->'''816.''' Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
-->'''816.''' Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
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* PointyHairedBoss:
-->'''1008.''' Be suspicious of a boss who schedules meetings instead of making decisions.
-->'''1008.''' Be suspicious of a boss who schedules meetings instead of making decisions.
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* StealingFromTheTill:
-->'''959.''' Never "borrow" so much as a pencil from your workplace.
-->'''959.''' Never "borrow" so much as a pencil from your workplace.
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* BaldnessAngst: Best not exacerbate it.
-->'''880.''' Never tell a man he's losing his hair. He already knows.
-->'''880.''' Never tell a man he's losing his hair. He already knows.
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* NeverLendToAFriend:
-->'''243.''' Be cautious about lending money to friends. You might lose both.
-->'''243.''' Be cautious about lending money to friends. You might lose both.
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* TheFettered:
-->'''453.''' Never compromise your integrity.
-->'''453.''' Never compromise your integrity.
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* GreenEyedMonster:
-->'''321.''' Refrain from envy. It's the source of much unhappiness.
-->'''321.''' Refrain from envy. It's the source of much unhappiness.
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* TaughtByExperience:
-->'''296.''' See problems as opportunities for growth and self-mastery.
-->'''296.''' See problems as opportunities for growth and self-mastery.
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* CrossingTheBurntBridge:
-->'''291.''' Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.
-->'''291.''' Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.
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-->'''180.''' Be your wife's best friend.
-->'''180.''' Be your wife's best friend.
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* EgomaniacHunter:
-->'''289.''' Find some other way of proving your manhood than by shooting defenseless animals and birds.
-->'''289.''' Find some other way of proving your manhood than by shooting defenseless animals and birds.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings:
-->'''202.''' Show respect for all living things.
-->'''202.''' Show respect for all living things.
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-->'''18.''' Buy great books, even if you never read them.
-->'''18.''' Buy great books, even if you never read them.
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-->'''81.''' Don't mess with drugs, and don't associate with those who do.
* FunnyAnsweringMachine:
-->'''154.''' [[DefiedTrope Resist the temptation to put a cute message on your answering machine.]]
* TheGoldenRule:
-->'''33.''' Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
* GoofyPrintUnderwear:
-->'''127.''' Wear audacious underwear under the most solemn business attire.
-->'''81.''' Don't mess with drugs, and don't associate with those who do.
* FunnyAnsweringMachine:
-->'''154.''' [[DefiedTrope Resist the temptation to put a cute message on your answering machine.]]
* TheGoldenRule:
-->'''33.''' Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
* GoofyPrintUnderwear:
-->'''127.''' Wear audacious underwear under the most solemn business attire.
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-->'''675.''' Be as friendly to the janitor as you are to the chairman of the board.\\
'''846.''' Just because you earn a decent wage, don't look down on those who don't. To put things in perspective, consider what would happen to the public good if you didn't do your job for 30 days. Then, consider the consequences if sanitation workers didn't do their jobs for 30 days. Now, whose job is more important?
* ReadTheFinePrint:
-->'''176.''' Read carefully anything that requires your signature. Remember that the big print giveth and the small print taketh away.
* RealMenCook:
-->'''1116.''' Teach your sons as well as your daughters to cook.
-->'''675.''' Be as friendly to the janitor as you are to the chairman of the board.\\
'''846.''' Just because you earn a decent wage, don't look down on those who don't. To put things in perspective, consider what would happen to the public good if you didn't do your job for 30 days. Then, consider the consequences if sanitation workers didn't do their jobs for 30 days. Now, whose job is more important?
* ReadTheFinePrint:
-->'''176.''' Read carefully anything that requires your signature. Remember that the big print giveth and the small print taketh away.
* RealMenCook:
-->'''1116.''' Teach your sons as well as your daughters to cook.
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->''"Most of us already know how to live a successful and purposeful life. We know we should be understanding and thoughtful, responsible, courageous, and appreciative. It's just that we sometimes need reminding."''
-->-- '''H. Jackson Brown, Jr.'''
''Life's Little Instruction Book'' is an advice and self-help book released in three volumes throughout TheNineties, and is the magnum opus of Tennessee writer Horace Jackson Brown, Jr.
The book was initially concieved as a going-away gift for his college-bound son, Adam, in the autumn of 1990. H. Jackson thought that he should provide him with a collection of instructions, advice tidbits, and other personal observations for him, to help guide his son through life as he "would soon find himself standing at life's most challenging crossroads".
The elder Brown would mail him a new collection every two years, which he didn't anticipate would not only be made into bestselling books, but the first volume became the first book in history to reach the top of ''The New York Times''' bestseller list in both hardcover and paperback, ''at the same time.''
Today, it's available in more than thirty languages and is a valued self-help guide throughout the world, even if some of its entries are a tad dated.
!!Tropes covered by ''Life's Little Instruction Book'' include:
* AffectionHatingKid: The book holds that this is inevitable as the reader's kid ages, and advises them to squeeze out all the love that they can get for as long as they can:
-->'''728.''' Hold your child's hand every chance you get. The time will come all too soon when he or she won't let you.
* BooksVsScreens:
-->'''711.''' Read more books.\\
'''712.''' Watch less TV.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: It advises that one may only dress like a test card if they're capable of backing up their odd wardrobe with being good at what they do. If they can't do that, then they're just a poorly-dressed clown.
-->'''1004.''' You may dress unconventionally, but remember, the more strangely you dress, the better you have to be.
* CarpeDiem:
-->'''322.''' Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to UsefulNotes/HelenKeller, Pasteur, Creator/{{Michelangelo|Buonarroti}}, Mother Teresa, Creator/LeonardoDaVinci, UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson, and UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein.
* CompilationRerelease: Later in the decade, ''The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book'' was released, which contained all three volumes in one book.
* {{Dedication}}: The beginning of ''The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book'' dedicates the whole thing to Brown's son:
-->''For Adam, my son and in many ways my teacher.''\\
Son, how can I help you see?\\
May I give you my shoulders to stand on?\\
Now you see farther than me.\\
Now you see for both of us.\\
Won't you tell me what you see?
* HelloInsertNameHere: Conspicuously {{averted|trope}} with the verbatim text of one maxim. ''([[JustifiedTrope Then again, the collection initially was meant for his son only.]])''
-->'''744.''' Introduce yourself to someone you would like to meet by smiling and saying, "My name is Adam Brown. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting you."
* HonorThyParent: The end of each volume beseeches the reader to do just this:
-->'''511.''' Call your mother.\\
'''1028.''' Call your dad.\\
'''1560.''' Include your parents in your prayers.
* ShoutOut: Brown added a few references to some works that he felt were worth checking out:
-->'''239.''' Watch the movie ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' every Christmas.\\
'''791.''' Every so often watch ''Series/SesameStreet''.\\
'''918.''' Watch ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' to help keep things in perspective.\\
'''957.''' Watch the movie ''Film/RegardingHenry''.\\
'''958.''' Watch the movie ''Film/MrSmithGoesToWashington''.\\
'''1019.''' Read [[Creator/HenryDavidThoreau Thoreau]]'s ''Walden''.\\
'''1495.''' Watch reruns of ''Series/TheWonderYears''.
* VetinariJobSecurity: Do your job well enough, and your employers can't dream of a workplace without you.
-->'''903.''' Perform your job better than anyone else can. That's the best job security I know.
* WantingIsBetterThanHaving:
-->'''927.''' Remember that half the joy of achievement is in the anticipation.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The cover of the first edition, released in 1991.]]
->''"Most of us already know how to live a successful and purposeful life. We know we should be understanding and thoughtful, responsible, courageous, and appreciative. It's just that we sometimes need reminding."''
-->-- '''H. Jackson Brown, Jr.'''
''Life's Little Instruction Book'' is an advice and self-help book released in three volumes throughout TheNineties, and is the magnum opus of Tennessee writer Horace Jackson Brown, Jr.
The book was initially concieved as a going-away gift for his college-bound son, Adam, in the autumn of 1990. H. Jackson thought that he should provide him with a collection of instructions, advice tidbits, and other personal observations for him, to help guide his son through life as he "would soon find himself standing at life's most challenging crossroads".
The elder Brown would mail him a new collection every two years, which he didn't anticipate would not only be made into bestselling books, but the first volume became the first book in history to reach the top of ''The New York Times''' bestseller list in both hardcover and paperback, ''at the same time.''
Today, it's available in more than thirty languages and is a valued self-help guide throughout the world, even if some of its entries are a tad dated.
!!Tropes covered by ''Life's Little Instruction Book'' include:
* AffectionHatingKid: The book holds that this is inevitable as the reader's kid ages, and advises them to squeeze out all the love that they can get for as long as they can:
-->'''728.''' Hold your child's hand every chance you get. The time will come all too soon when he or she won't let you.
* BooksVsScreens:
-->'''711.''' Read more books.\\
'''712.''' Watch less TV.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: It advises that one may only dress like a test card if they're capable of backing up their odd wardrobe with being good at what they do. If they can't do that, then they're just a poorly-dressed clown.
-->'''1004.''' You may dress unconventionally, but remember, the more strangely you dress, the better you have to be.
* CarpeDiem:
-->'''322.''' Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to UsefulNotes/HelenKeller, Pasteur, Creator/{{Michelangelo|Buonarroti}}, Mother Teresa, Creator/LeonardoDaVinci, UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson, and UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein.
* CompilationRerelease: Later in the decade, ''The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book'' was released, which contained all three volumes in one book.
* {{Dedication}}: The beginning of ''The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book'' dedicates the whole thing to Brown's son:
-->''For Adam, my son and in many ways my teacher.''\\
Son, how can I help you see?\\
May I give you my shoulders to stand on?\\
Now you see farther than me.\\
Now you see for both of us.\\
Won't you tell me what you see?
* HelloInsertNameHere: Conspicuously {{averted|trope}} with the verbatim text of one maxim. ''([[JustifiedTrope Then again, the collection initially was meant for his son only.]])''
-->'''744.''' Introduce yourself to someone you would like to meet by smiling and saying, "My name is Adam Brown. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting you."
* HonorThyParent: The end of each volume beseeches the reader to do just this:
-->'''511.''' Call your mother.\\
'''1028.''' Call your dad.\\
'''1560.''' Include your parents in your prayers.
* ShoutOut: Brown added a few references to some works that he felt were worth checking out:
-->'''239.''' Watch the movie ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' every Christmas.\\
'''791.''' Every so often watch ''Series/SesameStreet''.\\
'''918.''' Watch ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' to help keep things in perspective.\\
'''957.''' Watch the movie ''Film/RegardingHenry''.\\
'''958.''' Watch the movie ''Film/MrSmithGoesToWashington''.\\
'''1019.''' Read [[Creator/HenryDavidThoreau Thoreau]]'s ''Walden''.\\
'''1495.''' Watch reruns of ''Series/TheWonderYears''.
* VetinariJobSecurity: Do your job well enough, and your employers can't dream of a workplace without you.
-->'''903.''' Perform your job better than anyone else can. That's the best job security I know.
* WantingIsBetterThanHaving:
-->'''927.''' Remember that half the joy of achievement is in the anticipation.
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