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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.

Epictetus

If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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Defeat Fear Gain Seek Truth Victory
People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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Disturb Human Nature Imagination People
Nothing truly stops you. Nothing truly holds you back. For your own will is always within your control.
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Control Hold Inspirational Positive Stop True
A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.
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Anchor Hope Inspirational Life Ride Ship
Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.
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Aspiration People Regard Spiritual Superior Yourself
We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.
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Carry Focus Greatness Inspirational Need Seed
Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.
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Breathe Conservation Eat God Preference Thinking
Have the wisdom to know what cannot be changed, and the strength to change what can.
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Business Change Inspirational Strength Success Wisdom
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Difficult Motivational Pilot Reputation Skill Storm
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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Freedom Inspirational Live Right Satisfaction
Only the educated are free.
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Education Freedom One Liner
Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.
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Adopt Association Attitude Negative People Trouble
No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.
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Business Entrepreneur Giving Inspirational Patience Time
It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly.
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Body Cure Die Live Necessary Soul
Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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Alone Appearance Impression Life People Strength
Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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Desire Happiness Live One Liner Togetherness

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