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"In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present - I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world?"
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"In the absence of self-control, this primordial nature of the limbic brain often compels the mind to give in to evils of corruption."

"Every unit of time that passes daily should be accounted for."

"Working hard denies oneself from instant gratification."

"You are either going to go through the pain of disappointment or discipline in your life. The latter makes the pain worth it."

"If you always want to have whatever you want any time you want it with no delays, and denial of self, you would end up ruining your life."

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"It is a ridiculous thing for a man not to fly from his own badness, which is indeed possible, but to fly from other men's badness, which is impossible."

"Look well into thyself there is a source which will always spring up if thou wilt always search there."

"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth."

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