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Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you'll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, 'Is this necessary?'
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
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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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Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.
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Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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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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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
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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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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Last Update: 7 February 2023
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Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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Very little is needed to make a happy life. It is all within yourself.
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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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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength.
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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.
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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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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new strategy.
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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
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