"Envy is the antagonist of the fortunate."
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"Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?"
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"Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan."
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"It is unlikely that the good of a snail should reside in its shell: so is it likely that the good of a man should?"
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"Consider the bigger picture.....think things through and fully commit!"
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"Liars are the cause of all the sins and crimes in the world."
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"It has been ordained that there be summer and winter, abundance and dearth, virtue and vice, and all such opposites for the harmony of the whole, and (Zeus) has given each of us a body, property, and companions."
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"We must be afraid of neither poverty nor exile nor imprisonment; of fear itself only should we be afraid."
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"If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: 'I used to be angry every day; then every other day; now only every third or fourth day.' When you reach thirty days offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the gods."
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"If anyone should tell you that a particular person has spoken critically of you, don't bother with excuses or defenses. Just smile and reply, "I guess that person doesn't know about all my other faults. Otherwise, he wouldn't have mentioned only these.""
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"Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee."
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"Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope."
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"What will the world be quite overturned when you die?"
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"Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to."
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"Remember that you are but an actor, acting whatever part the Master has ordained. It may be short or it may be long. If he wishes you to represent a poor man, do so heartily; if a cripple, or a magistrate, or a private man, in each case act your part with honor."
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"Don't demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible."
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"Give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths."
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"It is hard to combine and unite these two qualities, the carefulness of one who is affected by circumstances, and the intrepidity of one who heeds them not. But it is not impossible: else were happiness also impossible."
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"We need to regularly stop and take stock; to sit down and determine within ourselves which things are worth valuing and which things are not; which risks are worth the cost and which are not. Even the most confusing or hurtful aspects of life can be made more tolerable by clear seeing and by choice."
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"Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcome."
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