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Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.

Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.

Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference.

A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Let’s go invent tomorrow rather than worrying about what happened yesterday.

Use your fear, it can take you to the place where you store your courage.

Use your fear, it can take you to the place where you store your courage.

Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us – power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.

Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.

The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion.

Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.