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Thoughts masquerade as facts when they are merely opinions

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Our life is what our thoughts make it

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Ride the waves, don’t drown in them.

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All is opinion and opinion is not truth. All depends on our senses and our senses easily mislead us. Our judgements and opinions are often distorted by biases.

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Seneca

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He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, yet he who takes offense
when offense is intended is also a fool for the wise man ignores insults

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Seneca

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It’s not what happens to you but how you react that matters

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Epictetus

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We suffer more in imagination than in reality

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Seneca

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If a man knows not to what port he sails, no wind is favorable

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Seneca

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Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

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Take responsibility for the only sphere you control - your response

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Don’t let retrospection become escapism

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The present is always tranquil before the thinking mind adds drama

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Every person you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about

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Shift your focus from perfectionism to excellence

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Ever felt the weight of longing for what you don’t have, while the treasures you possess gather dust in the corner of your gratitude?

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16
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Life throws curveballs and how we catch them writes our story

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17
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Perfection is not the goal. Progress is.

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18
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Everyone may hear, not all listen and fewer still understand

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19
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It’s not a show, it’s a personal journey

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20
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Every social interaction carries the potential for conflict because people have different interests

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21
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It’s not about controlling the storm but about learning to dance in the rain.

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22
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Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness

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Seneca

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Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enhusiasm

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Winston Churchill

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True knowledge begins with the admission of ignorance

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