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"Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it."
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"When you are angry, close your eyes, you will regain your inner peace."
"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."
"Start to exercise a firm control over what influences your experiences before situations control you."
"Not to be greedy is, paradoxically, the highest form of looking after one's true interests."
"Do your emotions influence You or are You influenced by your emotions?"
"It is much easier to concentrate the mind on external things, than to concentrate on the mind itself. For example, a Neuroscientist can be the smartest man (or woman) on earth in his understanding of the human mind. He may know all the neurochemical changes underlying an outrageous behavior of a person. But when he gets mad himself, very little of his own scientific intellect would actually come in handy for him to control his rage. The virtue of self-control is a skill, which requires practice, regardless of all the neurobiological expertise in the world."
"This is my life... my story... my book. I will no longer let anyone else write it, nor will I apologize for the edits I make."
"If we do not master ourselves, we will be a slave to ourselves."
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"All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world."
"If you wish information and improvement from the knowledge of others, and yet at the same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in your present opinions, modest, sensible men, who do not love disputation, will probably leave you undisturbed in the possession of your error."
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