Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?

— Confucius

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Envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide.Envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

— Steve Jobs

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I celebrate myself, and sing myself.I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

— Walt Whitman

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Insist on yourself; never imitate.Insist on yourself; never imitate.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself.When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself.

— Oscar Wilde

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I exist as I am, that is enough.I exist as I am, that is enough.

— Walt Whitman

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This above all: to thine own self be true.This above all: to thine own self be true.

— William Shakespeare

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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Help thyself, then everyone will help thee.Help thyself, then everyone will help thee.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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