"To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind."
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"It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth."
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"Let us say what we feel, and feel what we say; let speech harmonize with life."
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"Speech is the mirror of the mind."
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"To see a man fearless in dangers, untainted with lusts, happy in adversity, composed in a tumult, and laughing at all those things which are generally either coveted or feared, all men must acknowledge that this can be from nothing else but a beam of divinity that influences a mortal body."
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"What-so-ever the mind has ordained for itself, it has achieved"
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"Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed."
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"He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon."
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"Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger"
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"The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God."
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"So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God, as if men heard you."
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"Some cures are worse than the dangers they combat."
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"It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it."
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"It's the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit."
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"He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone."
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"Learn how to feel joy."
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"The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and, like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it."
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"I am like a book, with pages that have stuck together for want of use: my mind needs unpacking and the truths stored within must be turned over from time to time, to be ready when occasion demands."
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"Wisdom teaches us to do, as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a colour."
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"There is nothing which persevering effort and unceasing and diligent care cannot accomplish."
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