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Have you anything better or greater to see than the sun, the moon, the stars, the whole earth, the sea?
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If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault; for God has made all men to be happy, to be free from perturbations.
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Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life
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Does it seem to you so small and worthless a thing to be good and happy?
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Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things
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I am by Nature made for my own good; not for my own evil.
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If you have assumed a character beyond your strength, you have both played a poor figure in that, and neglected one that is within your powers.
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To admit failure at this stage was hard, but the facts had to be faced.
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To state the problem is to recall the truth that no single principle can answer all of life's complexities.
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Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.
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The object of the game of life is to see clearly one’s good and to obliterate all mental pictures of evil.
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Every thought, every word is impressed upon it and carried out in amazing detail.
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The robbers of time are the past and the future.
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Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game.
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One should always follow a denial with an affirmation.
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Whatever man feels deeply or images clearly, is impressed upon the subconscious mind, and carried out in minutest detail.
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Life is a mirror, and we find only ourselves reflected in our associates.
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The student’s goal is Poise! Poise is Power.
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Man should make an art of thinking.
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Nothing stands between man and his highest ideals and every desire of his heart, but doubt and fear.
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Fear is only inverted faith; it is faith in evil instead of good.
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If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for.
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Man can only receive what he sees himself receiving.
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Few things are needed to make a wise man happy; nothing can make a fool content; that is why most men are miserable.
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Sometimes we fail to hear or heed these voices of freedom because to us the privilege of our freedom is such an old, old story.