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Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.
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We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
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Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.
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We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free; but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free.
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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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It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.
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All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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