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Better to have, and not need, than to need, and not have.
– Franz Kafka

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7 short rules for a better life:

1. Wake up early
2. Don’t watch the news
3. Listen more than you speak
4. Don’t suffer imagined troubles
5. Think progress, not perfection
6. Strict with yourself, tolerant with others
7. See opportunities where others see obstacles

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Living well means spending more time on things that matter. Living poorly means spending more time on things that don’t matter. Wisdom is knowing the difference.
– Mark Manson

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The less you share, the less likely people will be in your business.

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Take 1-3 seconds pause after getting asked a question.

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Never eat the last piece of something you didn’t buy.

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Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.
– Rumi

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Wisdom is not a destination, but a journey that never ends.

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Wisdom is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the application of it.

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The idiot thinks he knows everything because he literally doesn’t have enough knowledge to know better. Meanwhile the expert thinks he knows nothing because he is so aware of all the ways in which he could be wrong.
– Mark Manson

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The wind cannot shake a mountain. Neither praise nor blame moves the wise man.
– Buddha

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If you can’t see yourself working with someone for life, don’t work with them for a day.
– Naval Ravikant

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Let us draw a lesson from nature, which always works by short ways. When the fruit is ripe, it falls.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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One must shy away from questionable undertakings, even when they bear a high-sounding name.
– Albert Einstein

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The greatest wisdom consists in knowing one’s own follies.
– Madeleine De Souvre Sable

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Easy paths, crowded destinations.
– Scott Belsky

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In this modern age, being able to stay focused on one thing for an extended period of time is what will separate you from the rest.
– Maxime Lagacé

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Which is worth more, a crowd of thousands, or your own genuine solitude? Freedom, or power over an entire nation? A little while alone in your room will prove more valuable than anything else that could ever be given you.
– Rumi

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This is an era of universal hyperbole. Every day delivers a new banality disguised as an emergency. Distrust your first reactions. Begin with the assumption that you are overreacting. Conserve your emotional energies for your real concerns.

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I accept everyone as a friend. In truth, we already know one another, profoundly, as human beings who share the same basic goals: We all seek happiness and do not want suffering.
– Dalai Lama

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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
– François de La Rochefoucauld

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Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery.
– Thomas Moore

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Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.
– William Shakespeare

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True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people.
– Kiana Tom

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The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.
– Eckhart Tolle

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Choose the non-emotional response to any given situation and see how much easier your life becomes.
– Naval Ravikant

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Cast out pride and vanity; have no thought of trying to rule over others or of outdoing them.
– Wallace D. Wattles

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Blaming other people for things that are going wrong guarantees your continued misery.
– Justin Kan

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Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
– Bertolt Brecht

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Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.
– Buddha

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Turn off the news. Delay the unessential. Reduce your appointments. Slow down. Break tasks into small portions. Seek help. Focus on little pleasures. Count your blessings. Sleep. Drink more water. Take a walk. Breathe deeply. Sit quietly and let every muscle relax.
– Thibaut

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If there is no price to be paid, it is also not of value.
– Albert Einstein

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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
– Albert Einstein

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Don’t listen to the person who has the answers; listen to the person who has the questions.
– Albert Einstein

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If you want different results, do not do the same things.
– Albert Einstein

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We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.
– Alan Watts

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Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least.
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
– Aung San Suu Kyi

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You can disagree without saying anything. Not needing to win trivial arguments saves you time, energy, and friends.
– Shane Parrish

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Chess masters know that to win you have to avoid losing. The first thing they do after an opponent make a moves isn’t to think about strategy or winning but rather to ask them self: what’s the threat? Avoid stupidity before seeking brilliance.
– Shane Parrish

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Wisdom is earned, not given. When other people give us the answer, it belongs to them and not us. While we might achieve the outcome we desire, it comes from dependence, not insight. Instead of thinking for ourselves, we’re dependent on the insight of others.
– Shane Parrish

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If you want to own your wisdom, thinking is something you have to do by yourself.
– Shane Parrish

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Embrace the hard questions. Be wary of the easy answers.

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Man thinks he knows the minds of others when he hardly knows his own.

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Don’t let your mind bully your body.

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Hating your body will never get you as far as loving it will.

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I’d rather be strong and happy than be what society thinks is thin and perfect and be miserable.

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Leader follows his ideology, Leader does not follow his relatives and friends.
– Imran Khan

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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
– Edith Wharton

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World is full of nice people,if u cannot find one be one !
– Chetan Bhagat

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