The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.

Plato

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It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves that can never, ever, be dimmed.

Every choice before you represents the universe inviting you to remember who you are and what you want.

The only journey is the journey within.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Understand: presence of mind is the ability to detach yourself, to see the whole battlefield, the whole picture, with clarity.

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.

Augustine of Hippo

As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.

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