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Be not false about the past
Reprove your friend in secret and praise him openly
The memory of benefits is a frail defence against ingratitude
Where there is most feeling, there is the greatest martyrdom
It is easier to contend with evil at the first than at the last
He who thinks little, errs much
You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done
Ask counsel of him who rules himself well
That man is of supreme folly who always wants for fear of wanting; and his life flies away while he is still hoping to enjoy the good things which he has with extreme labour acquired
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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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