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Source: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck · Maxims: Happiness is reality minus expectations.

Source: The Peter Principle · Maxims: People rise to their level of incompetence.

Source: Naval (podcast) · Maxims: Craving is the root of suffering.

Source: Exodus · Maxims: Honour your father and your mother.

Source: Walden; or, Life in the Woods · Maxims: Keep it simple.

Source: Gospel of Luke · Maxims: Be merciful to every living being.

Source: The Essence of Alan Watts · Maxims: Be present: the here and now is where life happens.

Source: Tao Te Ching (Daodejing) · Maxims: Make time for stillness.

Source: Acts of the Apostles · Maxims: Give freely; generosity enriches the giver.

Source: Acaranga Sutra · Maxims: First, do no harm.

Source: Pensées · Maxims: Make time for stillness.

Source: Book of Proverbs · Maxims: Do your work wholeheartedly and with skill.

Source: Epistle to the Romans · Maxims: Find meaning in the struggle itself.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Advantage tends to compound: those who have, get more.

Source: Ecclesiastes · Maxims: There is a time for everything; give your days a rhythm.

Source: Epistle of James · Maxims: Let your actions match your words.

Source: Book of Job · Maxims: Life contains suffering; begin by accepting it.

Source: Book of Proverbs · Maxims: Keep learning, all your life.

Source: The Analects (Lunyu) · Maxims: Treat others as you would wish to be treated.

Source: Book of Micah · Maxims: Do what is just, even when it costs you.

Source: Apology · Maxims: Know yourself.

Source: Tao Te Ching (Daodejing) · Maxims: Know yourself.

Source: The Obstacle Is the Way · Maxims: Find meaning in the struggle itself.

Source: Naval (podcast) · Maxims: Craving is the root of suffering.

Source: Ecclesiastes · Maxims: Everything passes; hold things lightly.

Source: Ecclesiastes · Maxims: Be patient; endure, and let things ripen.

Source: Tao Te Ching (Daodejing) · Maxims: Keep it simple.

Source: Dhammapada, Samyutta Nikaya (Connected Discourses) · Maxims: Everything passes; hold things lightly., Life contains suffering; begin by accepting it.

Source: Ego Is the Enemy · Maxims: Be humble; pride goes before a fall.

Source: Meditations · Maxims: A few causes drive most results (the 80/20 rule).

Source: Odyssey · Maxims: Welcome the stranger.

Source: 'Extreme Ownership' (TEDxUniversityofNevada talk) · Maxims: Admit your mistakes and put them right.

Source: The Analects (Lunyu) · Maxims: Keep learning, all your life.

Source: The Power of Myth · Maxims: Pursue what is meaningful, not what is merely profitable.

Source: Tao Te Ching (Daodejing) · Maxims: Great things begin with small steps.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Forgive, and keep forgiving.

Source: The Citizen of the World · Maxims: When you fall, get back up.

Source: Dhammapada · Maxims: Your thoughts shape your life.

Source: Book of Proverbs · Maxims: Give freely; generosity enriches the giver.

Source: Epidemics · Maxims: First, do no harm.

Source: Man's Search for Meaning · Maxims: Your thoughts shape your life.

Source: Tao Te Ching (Daodejing) · Maxims: Great things begin with small steps.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Pursue what is meaningful, not what is merely profitable.

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus · Maxims: Find meaning in the struggle itself.

Source: Twilight of the Idols · Maxims: Pursue what is meaningful, not what is merely profitable.

Source: An Essay on Criticism · Maxims: Forgive, and keep forgiving.

Source: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · Maxims: There is a time for everything; give your days a rhythm.

Source: Book of Proverbs · Maxims: When you fall, get back up.

Source: Epistle to the Romans · Maxims: Your thoughts shape your life.

Source: Book of Proverbs · Maxims: Speak kindly, or keep silent.

Source: Exodus · Maxims: Honour your father and your mother.

Source: Apology · Maxims: Know yourself.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Be humble; pride goes before a fall.

Source: A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living · Maxims: Do what is right, even when you are afraid.

Source: Twilight of the Idols · Maxims: When you fall, get back up.

Source: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos · Maxims: Pursue what is meaningful, not what is merely profitable.

Source: Babylonian Talmud · Maxims: Treat others as you would wish to be treated.

Source: Atomic Habits · Maxims: Do your work wholeheartedly and with skill.

Source: Tao Te Ching (Daodejing) · Maxims: Know yourself.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Advantage tends to compound: those who have, get more.

Source: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less · Maxims: More choice does not always mean more happiness.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Be present: the here and now is where life happens.

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus · Maxims: Find meaning in the struggle itself.

Source: Nicomachean Ethics · Maxims: Seek the middle way; avoid extremes.

Source: Essays · Maxims: Make time for stillness.

Source: Twilight of the Idols · Maxims: When you fall, get back up.

Source: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success · Maxims: Ability grows with effort; measure yourself against who you were yesterday.

Source: 'Can We Gain Strength From Shame?' (TED Radio Hour) · Maxims: Do what is right, even when you are afraid.

Source: The Power of Myth · Maxims: Pursue what is meaningful, not what is merely profitable.

Source: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos · Maxims: Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping.

Source: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos · Maxims: Ability grows with effort; measure yourself against who you were yesterday.

Source: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos · Maxims: Leave things better than you found them.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Look to your own faults before judging others.

Source: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos · Maxims: Pursue what is meaningful, not what is merely profitable.

Source: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos · Maxims: Tell the truth, or at least don't lie.

Source: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos · Maxims: Listen more than you speak.

Source: Huberman Lab (podcast) · Maxims: Give thanks.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Seek peace, and pursue it.

Source: Book of Psalms · Maxims: Seek peace, and pursue it.

Source: Twilight of the Idols · Maxims: Pursue what is meaningful, not what is merely profitable.

Source: Meditations · Maxims: Remember that you will die, and live well today.

Source: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck · Maxims: Happiness is reality minus expectations.

Source: Enchiridion (Handbook) · Maxims: Happiness is reality minus expectations.

Source: Deuteronomy · Maxims: Do what is just, even when it costs you.

Source: Meditations · Maxims: Find meaning in the struggle itself.

Source: Babylonian Talmud · Maxims: Leave things better than you found them.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari · Maxims: Be slow to anger; master yourself.

Source: Epistle to the Romans · Maxims: Find meaning in the struggle itself.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Forgive, and keep forgiving.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Be humble; pride goes before a fall.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Treat others as you would wish to be treated., Keep your promises; let your yes mean yes.

Source: Book of Proverbs · Maxims: Choose your companions wisely.

Source: The Analects (Lunyu) · Maxims: Honour your father and your mother.

Source: Dhammapada · Maxims: Meet hatred with love and evil with good.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Advantage tends to compound: those who have, get more.

Source: Gospel of Matthew · Maxims: Meet hatred with love and evil with good.

Source: Ego Is the Enemy · Maxims: Be humble; pride goes before a fall.

Source: An Essay on Criticism · Maxims: Forgive, and keep forgiving.

Source: 'Fear-Setting' (blog post) · Maxims: Do what is right, even when you are afraid.

Source: The Power of Now · Maxims: Be present: the here and now is where life happens.