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It is wicked to withdraw from being useful to the needy, and cowardly to give way to the worthless
It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes you it is your own opinion which is provoking
In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public
If any one tells you that such a person speaks ill of you, do not make excuse about what is said of you, but answer: �He was ignorant or my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone�
I am not eternity, but a man; a part of the whole, as an hour is of the day
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has
God has pitted you against a rough antagonist that you may be a conqueror, and this cannot be without toil
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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