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My collection of quotes, poetry and idioms over the years. 

When I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies, I no longer touch Earth with my feet: I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia - Claudius Ptolemy

~The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding ~ Da Vinci

~The secret to winning any game lies in not trying too hard~

~Emphasise your difference is of method not purpose~

~If you are wrong admit it quickly and emphatically~

~Mood follows action~

~It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see~

~Teach your children to achieve not consume~

~Measure the gain not the gap~

~Suffering is the moment we can no longer deny reality~

~Praise specifically, criticise generally~

~You have two lives, the second begins when you realise you only have one~

~Initially its freedom to do this and that, then its freedom from doing this and that~

~Stress comes from not taking action over something that you can have some control over ~ Bezos

~Being ahead of your time by a year will make you rich, but being ahead of your time by a decade will drive you insane~

~Willing is not enough, we must do~

~Defending of tolerance happens when we are intolerant of the intolerant~ 

~Better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war~

~Great men do not seek to lead they are called to lead~

~If you're going through hell, keep going ~ Churchill

~A warrior sees everything as a challenge, whereas the common man sees every situation as a blessing or a curse~ 

~Be optimistic so that you can solve the problem, not so optimistic as to think there is no problem~ 

~Mastery is the best goal, because the rich cannot buy it, the impatient cannot rush it, the privileged cannot inherit it and no-one can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work, it's the ultimate status~ 

Looping is when you focus on things you already know without taking the plunge to actually get deeper into a topic

Spend time either learning, earning or relaxing

Some qualities to aspire to: Short term impatience, long term patience; manage emotions really well; deep sense of self belief; push to think bigger

Money is just a means of exchanging value, to earn money provide value

Don't ignore your dreams, don't work too much, say what you think, cultivate friendships, be happy~

Retirement is when you stop sacrificing today for an imaginary tomorrow