When everything around you is crazy, it is ingenious to stay calm.
MEHMET MURAT ILDANIn dark days, your best shelter is your clever thoughts!
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Don’t look for an unshakable rock to stand on; there ain’t any! Rather, learn how to stand still on a shaking rock!
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When somebody criticise you, be happy and thankful because they have given you an opportunity to think about the matter more precisely and more detailed!
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Old age is a humble victory in this killing universe.
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Applauds of the ignorant majority are worthless; applauds of the wise minority are priceless! Look carefully, who are applauding you? Look carefully, who are blessing you? Mud in the ground or stars in the sky?
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All we do is to rise and to fall; and in between these two activities, we sleep!
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A pure drop of rain may fall on a beautiful water lily or on a dirty mud pond! This is exactly what happens when we are born!
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The wisdom of a lonely tree is higher than the wisdom of the forest, because there is more thinking in it!
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Remember that animals are born to live their own lives, not to serve you! Do not use them; do not exploit them. Let them live their own lives.
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When the water is calm, take as much distance as possible with your boat!
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If you do not read and listen to the opposite ideas, you can always remain a stupid person! Opposite ideas, however contrary they may sound, are your greater chances on the way to truth!
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A wise beautiful lake never desires to be famous, because fame dirty it! To remain pure, distance yourself from the reputation!
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Archimedes once said that ‘Give me where to stand, and I will move the earth.’ There is a much more difficult task than this: To try to lift an ignorant up from where he stands, because he is heavily chained to the stupidity!
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If you have discovered a truth, tell it first to a parrot! Every new truth needs an insistent repetition!
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If you are alive and healty, you must know that this is your greatest success and your greatest chance in life! Celebrate this success with all your heart, with all your gratitude!
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When the life is wavy, keep your mind smooth!
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