It is a mistake for anyone to think he has lived too long in his old, unsatisfactory ways to make the great change. If you switch on the light in a dark room, it makes no difference how long it was dark because the light will still shine. Be teachable. That is the whole secret.

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Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.

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The only way to do something truly important every day is to seek to understand yourself every day.

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You must dare to disassociate yourself from those who would delay your journey... Leave, depart, if not physically, then mentally. Go your own way, quietly, undramatically, and venture toward Trueness at last.

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Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.

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The need to impress others causes half the world's woes.

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Anger or bitterness toward those who have hurt you will block your path to higher ground. You can have anger toward people or you can have freedom from people, but you can't have both.

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A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

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You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them

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The answers come when you are quietly willing to be without them.

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