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"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still."
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"Self-control is a divided battle in one body. The "self" produces desires that "you" must battle with and kick off. Two wrestlers in one body. Just imagine. It's difficult, though rewarding!"

"You may not be able to do anything about how you feel, but you can do something about how you act. People will definitely offend you willing or unwilling by their words and actions...but you can choose to let that offence sink you down or not...."

"I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing."

"Control your anger, be calm."

"Don't be your own devil."

"In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless."

"There is no aspect of life that you take that does not demand discipline. It is a requirement of life. It is not a matter of choice."
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"Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Startwith what they know. Build with what they have. But with the bestleaders, when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people willsay 'We have done this ourselves."

"Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream."

"Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses."

"It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins."

"Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions."
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