The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius

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Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present.

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous possessive love that grabs at what it can. ― Yann Martel

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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr

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A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.

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There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. - Albert Schweitzer

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We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made of layers, cells, constellations.

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It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.

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He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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