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When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

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Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
Give yourself a gift: the present moment.
You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
Think of all the years passed by in which you said to yourself "I'll do it tomorrow," and how the gods have again and again granted you periods of grace of which you have not availed yourself. It is time to realize that you are a member of the Universe, that you are born of Nature itself, and to know that a limit has been set to your time. Use every moment wisely, to perceive your inner refulgence, or 'twill be gone and nevermore within your reach.
Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.