“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
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“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”
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“Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.”
― Tao Te Ching
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.”
― Tao Te Ching
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