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"He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power."
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"When you are angry, close your eyes, you will regain your inner peace."
"Do not judge others. Be your own judge and you will be truly happy. If you try to judge others, you are likely to burn your fingers."
"He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power."
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self."
"A deep breath is a technique with which we minimize the number of instances where we say what we do not mean - or what we really think."
"You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That's the only thing you should be trying to control."
"Discipline is when we delay our gratifications."
"The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile."
"But when one does not complain, and when one wants to master oneself with a tyrant's grip - one's faculties rise in revolt - and one pays for outward calm with an almost unbearable inner struggle."
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"Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others."
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"Socrates: This man, on one hand, believes that he knows something, while not knowing [anything]. On the other hand, I " equally ignorant " do not believe [that I know anything]."
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