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" Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. "

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" Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. "

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" The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds. "

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" How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure. "

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" We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause. "

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