“Walk your way calmly among the din and bustle and remember about the peace that can be in silence. Without betraying yourself, live as soon as possible in good relations with every person. Speak your truth softly and clearly and listen to others, even people who are unsophisticated and uneducated; they also have their own history.
Avoid people who are noisy and aggressive; they spoil the mood. Don't compare yourself to anyone: you risk feeling worthless or becoming conceited. There is always someone who is greater or smaller than you.
Always be interested in your craft; no matter how modest it is, it is a jewel in comparison to other things that you own. Be discreet in your business, the world is full of deception. But don't be blind to virtue; other people strive for great ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Don't play friendship. Don't be cynical about love - compared to emptiness and disappointment, it is as eternal as grass.
With a kind heart, accept what the years have advised you, and gratefully say goodbye to youth. Strengthen your spirit in the event of sudden disaster. Don't torture yourself with chimeras. Many fears are born from fatigue and loneliness. Submit to healthy discipline, but be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than trees and stars: you have the right to be here. And whether it's obvious to you or not, the world is going the way it should go. Be at peace with God, no matter how you understand Him.
Whatever you do and whatever you dream of, keep peace in your soul in the noisy hectic life. With all the cunning, monotonous toil and shattered dreams, the world is still beautiful. Be attentive to him. Try to be happy.
Our doubts are our traitors. They make us lose what we could possibly have won if we weren't afraid to try. Self-love is not as condemnable as a lack of self-respect. To appreciate someone's quality, you must have a certain amount of this quality in yourself …"
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