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Donald Robertson

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When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly. They are like this because they cannot tell good from evil.

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor Donald Robertson HourLife takeaway

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor Donald Robertson HourLife takeaway

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