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- Think of it this way: There are two kinds of failure. The first comes from never trying out your ideas because you are afraid, or…
- Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.
- Be wary of friends—they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a…
- Desire is both imitative (we like what others like) and competitive (we want to take away from others what they have). As children, we wanted…
- Only create associations with positive affinities. Make this a rule of life and you will benefit more than from all the therapy in the world.
- The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken.
- We must create our own world or we will die from inaction
- You can die from someone else's misery — emotional states are as infectious as diseases. You may feel you are helping the drowning man but…
- Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm and it will turn.
- Writers who have delved into human nature, ancient masters of strategy, historians of human stupidity and folly, kings and queens who have learned the hard…
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