The discipline of desire is the background of character.

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"What worries you masters you."

- John Locke

Awareness

"What worries you, masters you."

- John Locke

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"The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything which would be unlawful for them to do themselves."

- John Locke

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"The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. It has God for its author; salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture for its matter. It is all pure."

- John Locke

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"Where there is no law, there is no freedom."

- John Locke

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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."

- Anon

Self-improvement

"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

Self-improvement

"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

Self-improvement

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

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