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    The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.

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There's nobody "out there." It's all in here.

There's nobody "out there." It's all in here.

by Mal Pancoast Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in
overalls and looks like work.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in
overalls and looks like work.

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The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.

The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.

by Democritus Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

by Lao-tse Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the
obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited read more

Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the
obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than
the intelligence quotient.

by Eugene S Wilson Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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I always remember that I have everything I need to enjoy my here and
now, unless I am letting my read more

I always remember that I have everything I need to enjoy my here and
now, unless I am letting my consciousness be dominated by demands and
expectations based on the dead past or the imagined future.

by Ken Keyes Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist
them-that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let read more

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist
them-that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow
naturally forward in whatever way they like.

by Lao-tse Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

by Roger Bannister Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.

Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.

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