Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others. ― Epictetus

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Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself. ― Epictetus

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The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action. ― Frank Herbert

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It is only when we take chances that our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk we need to take is to become honest. —Walter Anderson

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What you do today can improve all your tomorrows. — Ralph Marston

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If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone. ― Epictetus

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How wonderful it is that nobody needs wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. —Anne Frank

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It is only when we take chances, when our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk that we need to take is to become honest. —Walter Anderson

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he was soon drawn into a circle of associates who did not improve either his habits or his morals. ― Sojourner Truth

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Know yourself to improve yourself. — Auguste Comte

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