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"Your problem is in thinking the sky's the limit. Why set limits?"

"Having this, we want that.Owning some, we want more.Standing here, we wish to be there.If it's impossible, we struggle to make it happen.Why are we like this? Why not be content with some, here, and now? Why is enough not enough? Because humans are ambitious creatures not meant to be idle or fruitless. We strive to learn, to grow, to achieve, to amass; therefore, we will never be content."

"Perfection may be an island out of reach, but setting your sails toward it makes for a magnificent voyage."

"A distaste for the new is not always fear of the unknown, but sometimes ambition. Some people don't like the new way simply because they never got a chance to master the old way."

"To wait at Monte Cristo for the purpose of watching like a dragon over the almost incalculable richs that had thus fallen into his possession satisfied not the cravings of his heart, which yearned to return to dwell among mankind, and to assume the rank, power, and influence which are always accorded to wealth - that first and greatest of all the forces within the grasp of man."

"Life is full of limitless opportunities. You ought to seek them."
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"Be thankful for the blessings already on their way. And don't be surprised if one of your blessings is to be the blessing for which someone else is thankful."

"How would you like a friend or loved one talking to you only when they needed something? That's kind of how most use prayer or meditation. Since there is ALWAYS something for which to be grateful, how about praying or meditating on that?"

"My prescription for better health is to let go of the six things that could be destroying it-anger, regret, blame, resentment, worry, and guilt."

"If you just can't get rid of envy, then start creating a life, so that if you saw yourself from afar, you'd be envious of you."

"If only I woulda done that."I really shoulda done that."I coulda done that.I ask, "Do you really know what your life would be like now if you made those choices? Believing in regret strips away our only chance to create a better future. That chance: what we decide to do today, right now, in the present."
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