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For victims, the hardest thing to do in the world is to hold themselves accountable for their problems. They’ve spent their whole life believing that others are responsible for their fate. That first step of taking responsibility for themselves is often terrifying.

— Mark Manson The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016)

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Evil people never believe that they are evil; rather, they believe that everyone else is evil.

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As a general rule, we’re all the world’s worst observers of ourselves.

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Pleasure is not the cause of happiness; rather, it is the effect.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2016)

You too are going to die, and that’s because you too were fortunate enough to have lived.

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Action isn’t just the effect of motivation; it’s also the cause of it.

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