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A truly brave man is ever serene; he is never taken by surprise; nothing ruffles the equanimity of his spirit.

Inazō NitobeBushido: The Soul of Japan

True happiness comes from making others happy.

Kenji MiyazawaGeneral philosophy

We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.

Kenji MiyazawaVarious writings

Be not defeated by the rain, Nor let the wind prove your better. Succumb not to the snows of winter. Nor be bested by the heat of summer.

Kenji MiyazawaAme ni mo makezu (雨ニモマケズ)

With no mind, flowers lure the butterfly; With no mind, the butterfly visits the blossoms. Yet when flowers bloom, the butterfly comes; When the butterfly comes, the flowers bloom.

If someone asks about my abode, I reply: The east edge of the Milky Way. Like a drifting cloud, bound by nothing, I just let go.

My legacy — What will it be? Flowers in spring, The cuckoo in summer, And the crimson maples Of autumn.

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

DogenShobogenzo

Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.

DogenShobogenzo

To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.

Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.

Henry Wadsworth LongfellowPoetry

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

Henry Wadsworth LongfellowTales of a Wayside Inn

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

Dale CarnegieHow to Win Friends and Influence People

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.

Dale CarnegieHow to Win Friends and Influence People

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

Dale CarnegieHow to Win Friends and Influence People

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

George Bernard ShawEssays

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

George Bernard ShawAttributed

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

George Bernard ShawAttributed

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Mahatma GandhiAttributed

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Mahatma GandhiAttributed

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