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If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked.
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If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
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Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.
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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
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Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.
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