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“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.”

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”

“Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.”

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

“You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.”

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”

“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.”

“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

“When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.”

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.”

“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”

“Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.”

“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.”

“I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.”

“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”

“The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.”

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”

“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.”

“Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like.”

“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”

“There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.”