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There is no doubt that a blizzard has a bewildering and numbing effect upon the brain of any one exposed to it.
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Not from space must I seek my dignity, but from the ruling of my thought.
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By space the Universe encompasses and swallows me as an atom, by thought I encompass it.
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How sickness enlarges the dimensions of a man's self to himself! he is his own exclusive object.
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It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are.
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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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Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinions about the things
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Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.
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The student’s goal is Poise! Poise is Power.
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Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart
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Fully impressed with the gravity of the duties that confront me and mindful of my weakness, I should be appalled if it were my lot to bear unaided the responsibilities which await me.
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To be swayed by your fluctuating thoughts and impulses is to be weak and powerless; to rightly control and direct those forces is to be strong and powerful.
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I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them
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the body is weighed down by the burden of what presses on it, but the soul often adds to the real load a burden of its own
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when people see their friends' houses on fire they put it out as quickly and energetically as they can, but when their souls are on fire they themselves bring fuel
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Self-love is mainly to blame, making people fond of being first and aspiring in all matters, and insatiably desirous to engage in everything.
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A mind might ponder its thought for ages and not gain so much self-knowledge as the passion of love shall teach it in a day.
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A man's power is hooped in by a necessity, which, by many experiments, he touches on every side, until he learns its arc.
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If I felt that there is to be sole responsibility in the Executive for the America of tomorrow I should shrink from the burden.
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My life has a limit, but my knowledge is without limit.