The greatest thing in the world is for a man to know that he is his own.

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"A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband."

- Michel de Montaigne

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"My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened."

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"My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened."

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"There is no passion so contagious as that of fear."

- Michel de Montaigne

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"He who fears he will suffer, already suffers because he fears."

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"I don’t want to conquer anything. I just think that the guy with the most freedom in this ocean is the Pirate King!"

- Monkey D. Luffy

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"Stand alone like a lion and live your life according to your own light."

- Osho

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"It's better to be a lonely lion than a popular sheep."

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"Let your spirit dart and weave, free as a dragonfly"

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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go."

- Dr. Seuss

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