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Blot out vain pomp; check impulse; quench appetite; keep reason under its own control.
"Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius, Book IX, (7), (c. 161 - 180 AD).
Shawn Achor (2011). “The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology that Fuel Success and Performance at Work”, p.81, Random House