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Self-improvement Quotes
"To become a better you, take note of what gets you offended quickly and never go there or let it come to you."
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"Discipline must be without control, without suppression, without any form of fear...It is not discipline first and then freedom; freedom is at the very beginning, not at the end."
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"I don't want everyone to like me, I should think less of myself if some people did."
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"Trust yourself. Make sure your mistakes are your own, not somebody else's."
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"Every day I wake up and ask myself, 'How can I accept myself and others more fully?"
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"And remember: you must not overwork your body, or your soul. You must not enslave yourself, as you would not enslave any other person. You must be the custodian of your self."
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"You should love yourself to an extent where you can't let anyone take advantage of you, no matter who they are."
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"The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present."
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"Those who have made it to the top have only done so through hard work and time conversion."
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"Habits are a way of life and often define our lives. Habitually miserable? You'll see misery in most circumstances. Habitually joyful? You'll see joy in most situations. My goal is to choose habits that empower me and break those that wear me down."
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"Do not fear to give yourself a chance that will change you for the better."
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"Concerning mistakes, follow three simple rules. Firstly, correct a mistake that you made whenever it is possible. Secondly, don't repeat the same mistakes. Thirdly, learn from past mistakes."
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"Your inability to do what you are noted for doing is a critical step to wading off your past glories of excellence!"
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"It's not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and make your happiness a priority. It's necessary."
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"Self-esteem isn't everything, it's just that there's nothing without it."
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"Your values define who you truly are. Your true identity is the sum total of your values."
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"For many years, I tried to make New Year's resolutions. I made lists and shot for great heights: I would show altruism and exert moral strength, patience and all those other great attributes."
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"The best way to develop people is to constantly get them out of their comfort zone."
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"If you want to change the world, first change yourself."
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"Your self-image tells about what you think about yourself and how you appear to yourself in your own consciousness. Self-image is the picture of yourself carried in your own mind. That picture can scare you or inspire you!"
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"Confidence is a fine trait. Over-confidence isn't."
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"Balance both sides of the equation to attain equilateral-balance your life."
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"When you know who you are, what you stand for and that all your intentions are forthright, it will not matter what anyone labels you. You walk taller, you act with assurance, you speak with certainty, you carry yourself with dignity, you convey honesty and you embrace all this with humility. Classify that attitude however you like. I know what it really is: giving honor to God by being a reflection of His goodness. Never be ashamed to wear that label proudly."
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"Love is a beautiful, wonderful, and even sacred thing, but until it arrives, shouldn't we give ourselves permission to thrive?"
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"An important decision I made was to resist playing the Blame Game. The day I realized that I am in charge of how I will approach problems in my life, that things will turn out better or worse because of me and nobody else, that was the day I knew I would be a happier and healthier person. And that was the day I knew I could truly build a life that matters."
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"For the first time maybe ever, it didn't matter if I looked beautiful or not. I felt it."
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"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out."
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"Create the best of yourself, become your best self."
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"Anger is a waste of energy. Steam which is used to blow off a safety valve would be better used to drive an engine."
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"We will never be more than we are meant to be!"
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"If you are best at something, then you are surely worst at something else. You cannot be best at everything. So, the point is to be atleast good at as many things as needed, and you will find content within yourself."
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"Excellence results from the accumulation of proper choices compounded over time."
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"I fell out of love with him and he thought I fell in love with someone else, I did. I fell in love with me."
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"To be unable to bear disapproval was an unworthy weakness. But in her case it came nowise of the pride which blame stirs to resentment, but altogether of the self-depreciation which disapproval rouses to yet greater dispiriting. Praise was to her a precious thing, in part because it made her feel as if she could go on; blame, a misery, in part because it made her feel as if all was of no use, she never could do anything right. She had not yet learned that the right is the right, come of praise or blame what may. The right will produce more right and be its own reward--in the end a reward altogether infinite, for God will meet it with what is deeper than all right, namely, perfect love."
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"The perceiving our own weaknesses enables us to give others excellent advice, but it does not teach us to to reform ourselves."
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"Don't waste your time to appease people who have already stumbled in you because of what you stand for. Respect their decision & move on..."
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"When what you believe, intend, feel and act comes in alignment 'Magic' happens!"
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"Do not be afraid of mistakes providing you do not make the same one twice."
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"A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering."
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"It does seem - well, difficult - to be at the mercy of some gross, unshaven stranger before you can begin to be yourself."
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"What you repeatedly do carries the clay to mold you into who you eventually become. Don't despise any tiny minute of the day, each counts so much!"
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"I live a very secluded life, a very contemplative life and a very meditative one. That is my ideal life."
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"We are far from perfect but willing to be different."
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"Well-being, or wholeness, implies integrity and harmony between all existing elements, providing freedom for the whole."
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"When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."
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"By trying to grab fulfillment everywhere, we find it nowhere."
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"Be a bit of a challenge not because you're playing games but because you realize you're worth the extra effort."
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"The only way to consistently perform at your potential is to ask: Am I better than I was yesterday?"
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"Repose is necessary to great efforts, and he who is never idle, labours in vain!"
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"Un-attachment (as opposed to detachment) is the acceptance that each and every person is responsible for his or her own reality, and that our joy, peace, security, and sense of love is not dependent on any other person or situation. We are each responsible for our own emotional well being."
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