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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.
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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.
There is but one thing of real value - to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.
If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance.
When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that they should hold any particular opinion about you.
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.
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.
