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“The secret of health for both mind and body is...live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

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“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.”

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“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”

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“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

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“With our thoughts we make the world.”

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“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

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“Believe nothing, No matter where you read it, Or who has said it, Not even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own common sense.”

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“Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.”

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“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.”

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“However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?”

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“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”

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“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”

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“Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.”

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“It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”

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“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

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“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”

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“All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.”

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“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

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“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”

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