Ervin Seale

Born :

June 18, 1909

There is one recurring, persistent, perennial, and dogging personal problem which, more than any other, steals the force and peace of people and ruins projects and enterprises and careers. It is the habit of feeling hurt, because of what others do, or do not do and what they say or do not say

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You may have a beautiful philosophy, you may have lofty ideals, but what you will do with your philosophy and ideals is dependent entirely upon what you are inside yourself

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It is not what is happening to you but rather what is happening in you that determines whether you succeed or fail.

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Many centuries ago, Oriental thinkers recognized that the mind is a constant mover and that it is next to impossible to stop it altogether. But one can learn to manage it by skillful use of the handle of control. They compared the mind to a jumping monkey. To intensify the image, they added that the monkey was maddened; then someone got him drunk; and finally, a scorpion bit him.

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The unorganized mind will always be restless until its content is reordered.

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It is what you think of this situation that governs you and not the situation itself. Causation is always in mind and not in things.

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Keep any description of trouble or sickness or error minimal, for there is something inside which is listening, and it says, 'Oh! You like this! I will make you a lot more of it.'

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Perpetual emotion is the past time of the undisciplined mind.

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