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"When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable."
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"There is no excuse to give for being a beggar. We all have imaginations to work out our dreams. Work yours out."

"To take the island, cut all sources of retreat. Burn your boats and go all in."

"How strongly do you believe in what you want to do? How prepared are you live and die for it? You are not likely to succeed when you always doubt your capacity to reach higher heights in your pursuits."

"There must be a demand, there must be an urge and there must be a will and where there is a demand and a will, there will also be a way."

"Over the years, I've come to realize that determination makes one to punch above one's weight."

"Learn like an amateur. Train like a champion. Fight like a warrior. Triumph like a conqueror."

"People started down the road with good intentions, but the moment the road became rough or difficult, they'd abandon it."

"I think that everyone has something that they will kill for."

"You won't accomplish or reach your greatest potential in life if your main focus is on what other people think of you. No matter how great you are, some people will form their own negative opinions of you. Don't give your haters your time or energy! People that are negative, jealous, and envious of you aren't worth your future. Go after your dreams with purpose and unwavering belief!"
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"A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned."

"Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to want to warm up when cold, to want to rest when tired. These all are a part of people's emotional nature."

"A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned."

"I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study."

"Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar."

"When a man sees something desirable, he must reflect on the fact that with time it could come to involve what is detestable. When he sees something that is beneficial, he should reflect that sooner or later it, too, could come to involve harm."
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