The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be self sufficient.

Michel de Montaigne

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Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.

When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy.

Realize that if a door closed, it's because what was behind it wasn't meant for you.

When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object.

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