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Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult

Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world. Yet from this lesson thou will learn to avoid the frogs foolish ambition of swelling to rival the bigness of the ox. – Miguel de Cervantes

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I have often wondered how it is everyone loves himself more than the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than the opinions of others. – Marcus Aurelius

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You must be
true to yourself.
Strong enough to be
true to yourself.
Brave enough to be
strong enough to be
true to yourself.
Wise enough to be
brave enough to be
strong enough to
shape yourself from what
you actually are. – Sylvia Ashton-Warner

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It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete. – Jim Courier

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If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes. – Alexander The Great

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