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    Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.

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A miser and a liar bargain quickly.

A miser and a liar bargain quickly.

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I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to
always reach my destination.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to
always reach my destination.

by Jimmy Dean Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.

If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.

by Glenn Clark Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Set your target and keep trying until you reach it.

Set your target and keep trying until you reach it.

by Napoleon Hill Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the
fourth human endowment-independent will-that really makes effective
self-management possible. It read more

In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the
fourth human endowment-independent will-that really makes effective
self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices
and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act rather than
to be acted upon, to proactively carry out the program we have developed
through the other three endowments. Empowerment comes from learning how to
use this great endowment in the decisions we make every day.

by Stephen Covey Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

by Seneca Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

by Quintilian Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.

Honesty is as much saying everything as it is saying what is true.

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All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible read more

All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-about-face which turns us from failure towards success.

by Dorothea Brande Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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