He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.

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"When words are both true and kind, they can change the world."

- Buddha

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"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

- Buddha

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"Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most."

- Buddha

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"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

- Buddha

Love

"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."

- Buddha

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"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."

- Mortimer J. Adler

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"You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined."

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"Do not think about other things, there is only one thing you can do. So master that one thing. Do not forget. What you must imagine is always that you, yourself, are the strongest. You do not need outside enemies. For you, the one you have to fight is none other than your own image."

- Archer

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"You need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face."

- Roronoa Zoro

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"Take a page from the dragonfly's book – be vibrant and let your true colors shine"

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