Aim high, aim at the highest, and all lower aims are thereby achieved. It is looking below on the stormy sea of differences that makes you sink. Look up, beyond these and see the One Glorious Real, and you are saved.

Ramana Maharshi
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If you want to achieve the most in life, make sure you aim high. Aiming low is the easiest way out of trouble, but it doesn’t result in anything positive. If you are aiming for something that is less than your best, you are likely to end up with less than your best.

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  2. Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.

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