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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
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I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?
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You may fetter my leg, but my will not even Zeus himself can overpower.
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Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man's task.
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When one maintains his proper attitude in life, he does not long after externals.
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Only the educated are free.
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"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?"
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"It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve, and bad things are very easy to get."
Confucius
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"Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star."
Confucius
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"If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?"
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"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
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"If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself."
Confucius
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"He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed."
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"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."
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"He who will not economize will have to agonize."
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"By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart."
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"The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell."
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"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large."
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"Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes."
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"A superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions."
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