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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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We never get upset over what happens. Never. We get upset because of preconceived ideas as to what we think should happen, what we want to happen. When our preference clashes with the reality, we get hurt. Rid yourself of all preconceived ideas as to what should happen. You are then at peace whatever happens.
The reason why most people are frustrated is because a lie cannot be turned into a truth.
You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
The only way to do something truly important every day is to seek to understand yourself every day.
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.
Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement.
It is a thousand times more sensible to climb one foot up the mountainside than to chatter for years about the mountaintop.
Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something.
Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.
Ignorant people remain ignorant because they have a secret agreement to call one another intelligent.