Sometimes you try to help people, and it backfires on you, and then they try to take advantage of you.
Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.
My parents didn't believe in luck. They believed in hard work and in preparing me to take advantage of opportunity. Like many parents, they taught me to be generous but never to depend on the generosity of others.
We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.
It's joyful to give. But for people who want to take advantage of you, you're kind of an easy mark.