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“Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.”


“Those who are well constituted in the body endure both heat and cold: and so those who are well constituted in the soul endure both anger and grief and excessive joy and the other affects.”


"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control."


"Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?"


“Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace.”


"We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us."


“Your happiness depends on three things, all of which are within your power: your will, your ideas concerning the events in which you are involved, and the use you make of your ideas.”


“Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.”


"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."


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“I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?”


“It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous -- even death is terrible only if we fear it.”


"Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man..."


“Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?”


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Best advice for oversharers: keep your ideas and intentions private. In my 20s, I’d come up with ideas and immediately share them, seeking the cheap validation and praise. Now, I’ve learned that privacy can be a powerful tool for progress. Research shows that announcing your…

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One of the biggest mistakes I made in my 20s was believing I needed to feel passionate and “find purpose” in everything I did. Looking back, I’ve learned that chasing passion or some elusive sense of purpose isn’t what matters most. What’s truly valuable is building high-value…

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"People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it" This simple truth propelled Simon Sinek into becoming one of the most-watched voices in leadership. I've always loved this “Start with Why” concept as it strips everything down to the core— the problem. Sell the problem…

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It’s wild how much my perspectives and beliefs have shifted over the years. In my 20s, I can remember so many moments of fiercely defending the “right” way to live or the latest belief I’d latched onto. Looking back, I see how temporary and changeable it all was. Now, I know…

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“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”


"He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at."


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