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The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average man seeks certainty in the eyes of the onlooker and calls that self-confidence. The warrior seeks impeccability in his own eyes and calls that humbleness. The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to infinity.
~ Carlos Castaneda quotes from Tales of Power
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Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls.
~ Mevlana Rumi quotes from Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance
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Revile those who flatter you.
~ Mevlana Rumi quotes from Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance
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Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
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Away with the world's opinion of you—it's always unsettled and divided.
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If you shape your life according to nature, you will never be poor; if according to people's opinions, you will never be rich.
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