Self belief ∝ Risk taking ∝ Contentment ∝ Being you ∝ Being safe
From secondary sources:
It is not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
Everything that irritates about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.
I would rather regret the things that I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.
A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
By three methods we may learn wisdom. First by reflection, which is noblest. Second by imitation, which is easiest, and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.
We are what our thoughts have made us. So, take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thought live, they travel far.
The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.