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Don't eat your heart.
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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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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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A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
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Friends share all things.
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Let a man use great reverence and manners to himself.
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You should make great things, not promising great things.
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But respect yourself most of all.
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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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A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
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Know that death comes to everyone, and that wealth will sometimes be acquired, sometimes lost. Whatever griefs mortals suffer by divine chance, whatever destiny you have, endure it and do not complain. But it is right to improve it as much as you can, and remember this: Fate does not give very many of these griefs to good people.
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You should help a man to take up a burden, but you should not help him put it back down.
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Number rules the universe.
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Lust weakens both body and mind.
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Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything.
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Number was the substance of all things.
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None but God is wise.
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Some are slaves of ambition or money, but others are interested in understanding life itself. These give themselves the name of philosophers , and they value the contemplation and discovery of nature beyond all other pursuits.
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Do not even think of doing what ought not to be done.
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