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Get used to saying no |
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Turn your back on the deceiver |
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Who whispers in your ear |
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'I complicate your life' |
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Willpower, energy, example |
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What has to be done is done |
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Without wavering |
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Without worrying about what others think |
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Let obstacles only make you bigger |
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Get rid of those useless thoughts |
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Which are at best a waste of time |
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Don't waste your energy and your time |
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Throwing stones at the dogs that bark at you on the way |
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Ignore them |
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Don't put off your work until tomorrow |
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Don't succumb to that disease of character |
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Whose symptoms are a general lack of seriousness |
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Unsteadiness in action and speech |
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Foolishness |
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In a word: frivolity |
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If you clash with the character of one person or another |
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It has to be that way |
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You're not a dollar bill to be liked by everyone |
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If your character and that of those around you |
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Were soft and sweet like marshmallows |
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You would never become the person destiny's ordained |
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Don't stop to think about excuses |
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Get rid of them, and do what you should |
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You say you can't do more? |
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Couldn't it be, that you can't do less? |
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You never want to get to the bottom of things |
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At times because of politeness |
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Other times -- most times -- because you fear hurting yourself |
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Sometimes, again, because you fear hurting others |
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But always because of fear |
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With that fear of digging for the truth |
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You'll never be a man of good judgment |
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Don't be afraid of the truth |
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Even though the truth may mean your death |
