Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.
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We all dread a bodily paralysis, and would make use of every contrivance to avoid it; but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of the soul.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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The people have a right to the truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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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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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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Books are the training weights of the mind.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the views they take of them.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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By accepting life’s limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, we become free.
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Desire and happiness cannot live together.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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The best place to get help is from yourself.
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