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The Self is attained through veracity, concentration, wisdom and continence; cultivate all of them constantly. When impurities thus dwindle, the ascetic beholds Him - stainless, resplendent - within his very body.
Mundokopanishad

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Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
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Thirukkural
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Malala Yousafzai
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Swami Vivekananda
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Mundokopanishad
Admiration usually follows shapes of surpassing beauty.
Kalidasa
It is utterly foolish and deplorable to mistake impermanence for permanence.
Thirukkural
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Jay Shetty
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act.
Annie Besant
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Thiruvalluvar
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Plato
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Proverb

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