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There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice, and a man's worldly success will be in the measure that he sacrifices his confused animal thoughts, and fixes his mind on the development of his plans, and the strengthening of his resolution and self reliance. THERE CAN BE NO PROGRESS NO ACHIEVEMENT WITHOUT SACRIFICE A MAN'S WORLDLY SUCCESS WILL BE IN THE MEASURE THAT HE SACRIFICES HIS CONFUSED ANIMAL THOUGHTS AND FIXES HIS MIND ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS PLANS AND THE STRENGTHENING OF HIS RESOLUTION AND SELF RELIANCE
oth oppressor and oppressed. He who has conquered weakness, and has put away all selfish thoughts, belongs neither to oppressor nor oppressed. He is free. A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts. He can only remain weak, and abject, and miserable by refusing to lift up his thoughts. Before a man can achieve anything, even in worldly things, he must lift his thoughts above slavish animal indulgence. He may not, in order to succeed, give up all animality and selfishness, by any means; but a portion of it must, at least, be sacrificed. A man whose first thought is bestial indulgence could neither think clearly nor plan methodically; he could not find and develop his latent resources, and would fail in any undertaking. Not having commenced to manfully control his thoughts, he is not in a position to control affairs and to adopt serious responsibilities. He is not fit to act independently and stand alone. But he is limited only by the thoughts, which he chooses.  PERFECT COMPASSION EMBRACES BOTH OPPRESSOR AND OPPRESSED HE WHO HAS CONQUERED WEAKNESS AND HAS PUT AWAY ALL SELFISH THOUGHTS BELONGS NEITHER TO OPPRESSOR NOR OPPRESSED HE IS FREE A MAN CAN ONLY RISE CONQUER AND ACHIEVE BY LIFTING UP HIS THOUGHTS HE CAN ONLY REMAIN WEAK AND ABJECT AND MISERABLE BY REFUSING TO LIFT UP HIS THOUGHTS BEFORE A MAN CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING EVEN IN WORLDLY THINGS HE MUST LIFT HIS THOUGHTS ABOVE SLAVISH ANIMAL INDULGENCE HE MAY NOT IN ORDER TO SUCCEED GIVE UP ALL ANIMALITY AND SELFISHNESS BY ANY MEANS BUT A PORTION OF IT MUST AT LEAST BE SACRIFICED A MAN WHOSE FIRST THOUGHT IS BESTIAL INDULGENCE COULD NEITHER THINK CLEARLY NOR PLAN METHODICALLY HE COULD NOT FIND AND DEVELOP HIS LATIN RESOURCES AND WOULD FAIL IN ANY UNDERTAKING NOT HAVING COMMENCED MANFULLY TO CONTROL HIS THOUGHTS HE IS NOT IN A POSITION TO CONTROL AFFAIRS AND TO ADOPT SERIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES HE IS NOT FIT TO ACT INDEPENDENTLY AND STAND ALONE BUT HE IS LIMITED ONLY BY THE THOUGHTS WHICH HE CHOOSES
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