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A man must so train his habits as to rely upon his own powers and depend upon his own courage in moments of emergency.
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Energy of temperament, with a moderate degree of wisdom, will carry a man further than any amount of intellect without it.
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Self-respect, originating in self-love, instigates the first step of improvement.
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If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles
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We are responsible for what we are; and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.
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Rather be an hour early than a minute late.
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How you do anything is how you do everything.
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My sensations as we approached what I supposed might be 'a field of battle' were anything but agreeable.
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Desire is a manifestation of power.
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Success in life is becoming what you want to be.
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Every person naturally wants to become all that he is capable of becoming; this desire to realize innate possibilities is inherent in human nature; we cannot help wanting to be all that we can be.
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The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.
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A stitch in time saves nine.
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Hate has four letters, but so does love. Enemies has seven letters, but so does friends. Lying has five letters, but so does truth. Failure has seven letters, but so does success. Cry has three letters, but so does joy. Negativity has ten letters, but so does positivity. You always have a choice, so choose the better side of it.
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If you want to change the world, measure a person by the size of their heart, not the size of their flippers.
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If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.
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the great thing in all education is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy
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The busiest man needs no more hours of rest than the idler.
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But a man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working at it and wills it, is exercising the energies of his mind and soul as well as of his body.
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One's beliefs have long been thought to be sanctuaries which government could not invade.