Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.

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You have to assemble your life yourself - action by action.

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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

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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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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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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.

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Imagine you were now dead, or had not lived before his moment. Now view the rest of your life as a bonus.

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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

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