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Donald Robertson

The most-loved lines from Donald Robertson, drawn from 1 book in the library.

“You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
— How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
— How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
— How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
“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
“You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.”
— How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
“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