No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people; it is your reaction.

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Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

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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 have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.

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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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You can not escape a prison if you do not know you're in one.

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The genuinely spiritual person is one who has lost all desire to be anyone but exactly who he is, without labels and without apologies. He is what he is and that's all there's is to it. Such a man is undivided, uncomplicated and contented.

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Ignorant people remain ignorant because they have a secret agreement to call one another intelligent.

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To change what you get you must change who you are.

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

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