Friction and pressure

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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

Seneca

Being happy

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I am happy when it is raining. Because if I am not happy, it would rain anyway.

Karl Valentine

What if it works out?

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There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask “What if I fall?” Oh but my darling, What if you fly?

Erin Hanson

True beauty

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Enjoy learning

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Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

Leonardo da Vinci

Fighting the enemies

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Pride and jealousy are dual images of each other. Pride is active ego, jealousy is passive. Both are domination, insecurity, and pettiness.

Acharya Prashant

Hard work!

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Talent means nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything.

Patrick Süskind

A mixture of action and determinism

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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it is.

Epectitus

Pave your own road

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If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.

Dolly Parton

Step by step to success

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You accomplish victory step by step, not by leaps and bounds.

Lyn St. James