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"It is better to remain silence than to speak rudely when being provoked."
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"Growing nails breaks all conducts (aachar). When one conduct breaks, it breaks all other conducts."

"The one who straightens out himself will attain moksha [will be liberated]. If you don't straighten out, people will beat you into doing so. The doorway to moksha [ultimate liberation] is narrow, so how will you be able to enter if you are obstinate?"

"The one who does not have the control for even a minute, he does not have the control forever."

"A diligent ant is more useful than a lazy cow."

"You cannot desire to be great when you cannot even focus on 8 hours of work a day."

"With discipline, you can lose weight, you can excel in work, you can win the war."

"If you are faithful in little things, then you will be given a bigger commitment."

"Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and I wouldn't look up. Well maybe once."

"Jiu Jitsu is a baptism by combat, and serves a purpose in the inner life of the individual that has always existed, but our modern culture fails to acknowledge."

"It wasn't hard going to the gym, as long as he went as soon as he woke up, before he had time to think about not going. Those morning workouts made him feel like he was starting his day like a pinball, with a giant shot of momentum. The feeling sometimes didn't wear off until six or seven at night (when it was usually overtaken by the feeling that he was just bouncing haplessly from one situation to the next without any real purpose or direction)."
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