"Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping."

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"Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping."

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"An ugly jar full of water is worth more than an empty beautiful one in the desert."

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"If roses were not special weeds would not envy them."

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"The price tag that you put on your soul will determine the people and circumstances in which you find yourself."

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"My worth is not based on the 'work of my hands' despite how feverishly I might work and how audaciously successful I might be. Rather, my worth is based exclusively on the astonishing fact that I am the 'work of God's hands."

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"The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness."

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"A man that knows your worth doesn't need to be told how to treat you. That's a given! You won't have to question his feelings, his motives, nor his intentions. How will I know? You ask. See, he will freely show you how he feels and prove it consistently. If you're settling for anything less than what you deserve. Then, maybe you don't even know your worth."

Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Nigerian Motivational Speaker

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"I've always followed the rule that anything worth doing is worth doing excessively."

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