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Thinking, understanding, reasoning, willing, call not these Soul They are its actions, but they are not its essence.

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Be thou incapable of change in that which is right, and men will rely upon thee. Establish unto thyself principles of action; and see that thou ever act according to them. First know that thy principles are just, and then be thou.
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Action Change Man Principle Right See Yourself
As the whirlwind in its fury teareth up trees, and deformeth the face of nature, or as an earthquake in its convulsions overturneth whole cities; so the rage of an angry man throweth mischief around him.
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Angry Face Himself Man Nature Tree
Thinking, understanding, reasoning, willing, call not these Soul They are its actions, but they are not its essence.
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Call Essence Soul Thinking Understand
Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy.
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Art Body Resolution Weakness Wisdom Yourself
Though thou art far away, thy rays are on Earth; Though thou art in their faces, no one knows thy going.
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Art Earth Face Known
Contemplate thy powers, contemplate thy wants and thy connections; so shalt thou discover the duties of life, and be directed in all thy ways.
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Direction Life Power Responsibility Way
Say not unto thyself, Behold, truth breedeth hatred, and I will avoid it; dissimulation raiseth friends, and I will follow it. Are not the enemies made by truth, better than the friends obtained by flattery?
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Avoid Enemy Flattery Friendship Truth
To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares; but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.
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Greatness Himself Satisfaction Trouble Wisdom
Scorn also to depress thy competitor by any dishonest or unworthy method; strive to raise thyself above him only by excelling him; so shall thy contest for superiority be crowned with honour, if not with success.
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Competition Depression Excellence Method Success
A contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not.
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Finding Hide Mindset Satisfaction Treasure
When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.
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Charm Heaven Resistance Stars Virtue Woman
As a camel beareth labor, and heat, and hunger, and thirst, through deserts of sand, and fainteth not; so the fortitude of a man shall sustain him through all perils.
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Camel Labour Man Sustain
The heart of the hypocrite is hid in his breast he masketh his words in the semblance of truth, while the business of his life is only to deceive.
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Business Heart Hide Himself Hypocrisy Life
As a rock on the seashore he standeth firm, and the dashing of the waves disturbeth him not. He raiseth his head like a tower on a hill, and the arrows of fortune drop at his feet. In the instant of danger, the courage of his heart here, and scorn to fly.
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Dangerous Disturb Fly Heart Wave
When you are risen on the eastern horizon You have filled every land with your beauty. Though you are far away, your rays are on Earth.
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Earth Fill Land Rise Yourself
In all thy undertakings, let a reasonable assurance animate thy endeavors if thou despairest of success, thou shalt not succeed.
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Assurance Reason Success Yourself

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