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All things in moderation, including moderation.
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All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise.
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I know you won't believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the jewels of wisdom, patience, and above all with a love of liberty.
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I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.
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Lies are the greatest murder. They kill the Truth.
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Man must rise above the Earth - to the top of the atmosphere and beyond - for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.
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Those who want the fewest things are nearest to the gods.
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And I say let a man be of good cheer about his soul. When the soul has been arrayed in her own proper jewels - temperance and justice, and courage, and nobility and truth - she is ready to go on her journey when the hour comes.
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Do not go through life like leaf blown from here to there believing whatever you are told.
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It is better to suffer an injustice than to commit one.
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Fear of women love more than hate the man.
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Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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It is not difficult to avoid death. It is much more difficult to avoid wickedness, for it runs faster than death.
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A multitude of books distracts the mind.
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There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.
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Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.
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The years wrinkle our skin, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles our soul.
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It is the greatest good for an individual to discuss virtue every day...for the unexamined life is not worth living.
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The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world, is to be in reality what we would appear to be, all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice and experience of them.
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It is better to be at odds with the whole world than, being one, to be at odds with myself.