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A man

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
Malcolm X

A noble person
A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Acceptable
We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
Malcolm X

Action is often better than no action
Any action is often better than no action, especially if you have been stuck in an unhappy situation for a long time. If it is a mistake, at least you learn something, in which case it's no longer a mistake. If you remain stuck, you learn nothing.
Eckhart Tolle

Anger
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
Confucius

Be peaceful
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
Malcolm X

Being someone else
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
Marilyn Monroe

Character
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Abraham Lincoln

Courage
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
Mark Twain

Do you wish to be great?
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
Saint Augustine

Eat
Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
Socrates

Enjoy a good future
Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.
Roger Babson

Faults
Unless I accept my faults, I will most certainly doubt my virtues.
Hugh Prather

Fooling people
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Abraham Lincoln

Giving
The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose.
Heda Bejar

I would rather be poor
I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.
Lord Macaulay

Improvement
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
Epictetus

It is not out there
What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.
Helen Keller

Pain
Knowing that there is worse pain doesn't make present pain hurt any less.
Real Live Preacher

Self defense
I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.
Malcolm X

Self esteem
So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
Francois Rabelais

Silence
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln

Success and failure
It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.
Roger Babson

The chance
The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.
Roger Babson

The most excellent Jihad
The most excellent Jihad is that for the conquest of self.
Prophet Muhammad

The nudity of truth
There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.
Author unknown

Trust yourself
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Understand
Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
Baruch Spinoza

Virtue
The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.
Lord Macaulay

Well timed speech
Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.
Sophocles

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