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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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.

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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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If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. It is in your power to erase this judgment about it. If anything in your own nature gives you pain, you are who hinders you from correcting your opinion.

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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.

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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with 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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The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.

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Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them.

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