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  title: Desiderata
  note: Desiderata means "desired things" in Latin
  author: Max Ehrmann
  who: Writer, poet, and attorney
  year: 1952
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      - Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
      - and remember what peace there may be in silence.
      - As far as possible without surrender
      - be on good terms with all persons.
      - Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
      - and listen to others,
      - even the dull and the ignorant;
      - they too have their story.

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      - Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
      - they are vexations to the spirit.
      - If you compare yourself with others,
      - you may become vain and bitter;
      - for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
      - Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

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      - Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
      - it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
      - Exercise caution in your business affairs;
      - for the world is full of trickery.
      - But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
      - many persons strive for high ideals;
      - and everywhere life is full of heroism.

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      - Be yourself.
      - Especially, do not feign affection.
      - Neither be cynical about love;
      - for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
      - it is as perennial as the grass.

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      - Take kindly the counsel of the years,
      - gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
      - Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
      - But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
      - Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
      - Beyond a wholesome discipline,
      - be gentle with yourself.

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      - You are a child of the universe,
      - no less than the trees and the stars;
      - you have a right to be here.
      - And whether or not it is clear to you,
      - no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

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      - Therefore be at peace with God,
      - whatever you conceive Him to be,
      - and whatever your labors and aspirations,
      - in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

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      - With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
      - it is still a beautiful world.
      - Be cheerful.
      - Strive to be happy.