From Tai-Pan, the great adventure novel by James Clavell
"If you smile when you lose, then you win in life."
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"Those who respect themselves will be honorable but he who thinks lightly of himself, will be held cheap by the world. "
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Epictetus
"There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will."
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Claudio Luti
"No home is complete without affection. You can have all the Picassos in the world or walls made of gold, but without affection it's nothing."
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Elizabeth Gilbert
"People tend to think of happiness as a stroke of luck, something that will descend like fine weather if you're fortunate. But happiness is the result of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly."
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J.P. Morgan
"I like a man who attempts the impossible."
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John F. Groom
"We watch movies and TV about heroic acts by soldiers or cops, but maybe that sort of heroism isn't very relevant to modern reality. Maybe real courage is being willing to get up and face another day, and do honest work to the best of our ability despite knowing that, in all likelihood, we won't get the recognition or financial reward we deserve."
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Henry James
"I call people rich when they're able to meet the requirements of their imagination."
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Benjamin Black
"A man is not much if he can't depend on himself, and nothing if others can't depend on him."
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Ronald Reagan
"I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life."
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