Go placidly amid the noise and haste and
remember what peace there may be in silence.
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As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
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Speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
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Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit.
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If you compare yourself with others you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
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Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing
fortunes of time.
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Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is.
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Many persons strive for high ideals and everywhere life is full of heroism.
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Be yourself.
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Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disappointment it is as perennial as
the grass.
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Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
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Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of
fatigue and loneliness.
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Beyond a wholesome discipline be gentle with yourself.
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You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars. You have a right to be here. And whether it is clear to you
or not,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
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Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep
peace with your soul.
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With all its sham and drudgery and broken dreams it is still a beautiful world.
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Be cheerful.
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Strive to be happy.