#than

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much. ↗

— Don Marquis

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I like to make records sound good. I'm more like a reducer than a producer. If an artist cannot produce themselves, what's the point? ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#cannot #good #i #like #make

We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#greater #looked #much #our #our father

And very often the influence exerted on a person's character by the amount of his income is hardly less, if it is less, than that exerted by the way in which it is earned. ↗

— Alfred Marshall

#character #earned #exerted #hardly #his

It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail. ↗

— Peter Marshall

#cause #fail #succeed #than #ultimately

Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work. ↗

— Peter Marshall

#harder #lord #often #patience #teach

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it. ↗

— Ralph Marston

#appreciate #appreciation #around #expectation #express

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have. ↗

— Ralph Marston

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I can't live for more than four years outside of Canada. I'm Canadian, so ultimately that is my reference point. ↗

— Yann Martel

#canadian #four #i #live #more

A genuine man goes to the roots. To be a radical is no more than that: to go to the roots. ↗

— Jose Marti

#go #goes #man #more #radical