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Remember...
In success: guard your ego.
In anger: guard your words.
In a group: guard your behavior.
In hardship: guard your emotions.
When alone: guard your thoughts.
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they shape your character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
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On Thoughts in Solitude:
It is curious how, in the solitude of our chambers, we allow wild thoughts to roam unchecked, like runaway horses. Would it not be wiser, oh restless mind, to exercise the same control over your thoughts as you do over your conduct before others? Cultivate, then, thoughts worthy of you—especially when no one else knows them but yourself. For it is in solitude that we forge our demons or the waxen wings that lift us from this labyrinth.
On Behavior Among Men:
Just as the sea reflects the sky above, your behavior reflects your inner nature. Do you act as if life were a stage play, rehearsing your lines before men? Fool! Life is not a performance where you can prepare your script. Every gesture is a truth unveiled, every action a sentence etched into the memory of the world. Seek not applause, but harmony between your inner nature and your outward deeds.
On Guarding Words in Anger:
How often have I seen wise men turned into fools by rage! How strange it is that we allow anger—this fleeting madness—to make us speak words that will outlive our fury. Consider: is not a word spoken in anger like a wound self-inflicted? For in wounding others with harsh words, we first wound our own progress.
On Governing Emotions:
History has shown us how great men who conquered empires fell to the legions of their own passions! Emotions are not barbarians to be repelled, but forces to be understood and directed. Like a general who knows both the strengths and weaknesses of his army, we must learn to wield our emotions without becoming their slaves.
On Vigilance in Success:
Do you mock the beggar who finds a coin and considers himself rich? Look into the mirror of existence—do you not act the same? I have seen many who, lifted by Fortune, forget their mortal nature. Success, that sweet wine, intoxicates faster than any fermented drink. Remember always: the same Fortune that raises you today may cast you down tomorrow. Keep humility as your most faithful counselor, for it is the only one that will remain with you both at the heights and in the depths.
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In success: guard your ego.
In anger: guard your words.
In a group: guard your behavior.
In hardship: guard your emotions.
When alone: guard your thoughts.
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they shape your character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
💀
On Thoughts in Solitude:
It is curious how, in the solitude of our chambers, we allow wild thoughts to roam unchecked, like runaway horses. Would it not be wiser, oh restless mind, to exercise the same control over your thoughts as you do over your conduct before others? Cultivate, then, thoughts worthy of you—especially when no one else knows them but yourself. For it is in solitude that we forge our demons or the waxen wings that lift us from this labyrinth.
On Behavior Among Men:
Just as the sea reflects the sky above, your behavior reflects your inner nature. Do you act as if life were a stage play, rehearsing your lines before men? Fool! Life is not a performance where you can prepare your script. Every gesture is a truth unveiled, every action a sentence etched into the memory of the world. Seek not applause, but harmony between your inner nature and your outward deeds.
On Guarding Words in Anger:
How often have I seen wise men turned into fools by rage! How strange it is that we allow anger—this fleeting madness—to make us speak words that will outlive our fury. Consider: is not a word spoken in anger like a wound self-inflicted? For in wounding others with harsh words, we first wound our own progress.
On Governing Emotions:
History has shown us how great men who conquered empires fell to the legions of their own passions! Emotions are not barbarians to be repelled, but forces to be understood and directed. Like a general who knows both the strengths and weaknesses of his army, we must learn to wield our emotions without becoming their slaves.
On Vigilance in Success:
Do you mock the beggar who finds a coin and considers himself rich? Look into the mirror of existence—do you not act the same? I have seen many who, lifted by Fortune, forget their mortal nature. Success, that sweet wine, intoxicates faster than any fermented drink. Remember always: the same Fortune that raises you today may cast you down tomorrow. Keep humility as your most faithful counselor, for it is the only one that will remain with you both at the heights and in the depths.
Thank you for reading, my friend!
If this message has helped you in any way, consider leaving your “🥃” as a token of appreciation.
A toast to our family!