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The experience of life in a finite, limited body is specifically for the purpose of discovering and manifesting supernatural existence.
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Consider before acting, to avoid foolishness: It is the worthless man who speaks and acts thoughtlessly.
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Declining from the public ways, walk in unfrequented paths.
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Beans have a soul.
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Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.
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He who knoweth not what he ought to know, is a brute beast among men; he that knoweth no more than he hath need of, is a man among brute beasts; and he that knoweth all that may be known, is as a God among men.
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Envy has been, is, and shall be, the destruction of many. What is there, that Envy hath not defamed, or Malice left undefiled? Truly, no good thing.
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When the wise man opens his mouth, the beauties of his soul present themselves to the view, like the statues in a temple.
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Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
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The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment.
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Government exists only for the good of the governed.
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If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.
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The beginning of every government starts with the education of our youth.
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Abstain from animals.
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No man is free who cannot control himself.
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One must choose in all things a mean just and good.
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Let a man use great reverence and manners to himself.
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Wealth is a weak anchor, and glory cannot support a man; this is the law of God, that virtue only is firm, and cannot be shaken by a tempest.
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Don't disarrange my circles!
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Repect yourself... The rest will follow.
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Above all have respect for yourself.
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So in life, some enter the services of fame and others money, but the best choice is that of those few who spend their time in the contemplation of nature, and as lovers of wisdom.
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Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
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Most men and women, by birth or nature, lack the means to advance in wealth or power, but all have the ability to advance in knowledge.
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