If you are easily provoked you are easily controlled.

The Stoic Emperor

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A path of personal conviction offers great challenges and profound rewards. The journey may lead towards the tribe or away from it. The way of purpose is alive with a sense of intrinsic meaning. This is the rocky and uncrowded road of the self-responsible individual.

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How do some achieve what many desire? They seek the best teachers. They sacrifice. They delay gratification. They see the world as it is, not as they wish it to be. They revise their theories. They resist distraction. They watch the right metrics. They avoid costly drama.

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Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace.

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