- “The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.” – Socrates
- “There is nothing permanent except change.” – Heraclitus
- “The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.” – Heraclitus
- “You should make great things, not promising great things.” – Pythagoras
- “Know Yourself.” – Socrates
- “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” – Seneca
- “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.” – Lao Tzu
- “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates
- “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
- “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” – Plato
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