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“It is quality rather than quantity that matters.”
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“For what prevents us from saying that the happy life is to have a mind that is free, lofty, fearless and steadfast - a mind that is placed beyond the reach of fear, beyond the reach of desire, that...”
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“Life is like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.”
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“f you wish to put off all worry, assume that what you fear may happen is certainly going to happen.”
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“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
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“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
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