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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. ↗

— Lao Tzu

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He who can believe himself well, will be well. ↗

— Ovid

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As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way. ↗

— Buffalo Bill

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If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself. ↗

— Josh Billings

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The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task. ↗

— Robertson Davies

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An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy. ↗

— Augustine Birrell

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Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world. ↗

— Augustine Birrell

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Design can never be an ultimate explanation for anything. It can only be a proximate explanation. A plane or a car is explained by a designer but that's because the designer himself, the engineer, is explained by natural selection. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

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If you remember you just have one constituent, and that's God himself, and if you try to please him I think you usually come with a lot steadier pace and a lot more peace in your life. ↗

— Jim DeMint

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