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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Nothing befalls any man which he is not fitted to endure.

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

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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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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.

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The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

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It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

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Both happiness and unhappiness depend on perception

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