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Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, surrounded by assholes. View quote
Sigmund Freud
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need. View quote
Voltaire
Anger is a brief madness. View quote
Horace
Death is not the worst that can happen to men. View quote
Plato
And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about. View quote
Haruki Murakami
The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
Protect the human within you. View quote
Anton Chekhov
Associate with people who are likely to improve you. View quote
Seneca
God doesn't send you the people you want. He sends you the people you need. They may hurt you, love you, teach you, or wound you-to make you into the person you are meant to be. View quote
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. View quote
Mark Twain
In a well-governed country, speak boldly and act boldly. In a country where lawlessness prevails, let your actions be bold but your speech tactful. (Confucius)
Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. View quote
Aristotle
As long as you believe in God, there will always be a path for you. View quote
Don't worry about whether your children will become rich. Worry about whether they will become good people. View quote
Good people do not need law to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. View quote
Plato
It doesn't matter that you have style, reputation or money. If you don't have a good heart, you're worth nothing. View quote
Louis de Funès
No one heals himself by wounding another. View quote
Ambrose
Two things define a person: His patience when he has nothing, and his behavior when he has everything. View quote
When a wise person gets angry, he sits down and remains silent to calm his heart, so that anger does not take over him-allowing him to remain the master of himself. View quote
Nectarios of Aegina
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. View quote
Plato
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. (Confucius)
Archery teaches us how to seek the truth. When the shooter misses, he does not blame others, but looks for the fault in himself. View quote
Confucius
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. View quote
Socrates
And you can also commit injustice by doing nothing. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. View quote
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