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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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Death Depression Fear Love Pain
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.
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Important Philosophy Silence Speak Wisdom
Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
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Attention Belong Business Concern Focus True
Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.
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Consequences Fulfillment Happiness Positive
If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.
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Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
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Ears Giving Hear Nature Speak Tongue
It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
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Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Consider Listen Need Philosophy Practice
You have been given your own work to do. Get to it right now, do your best at it, and don’t be concerned with who is watching you. Create your own merit.
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Concern Creation Giving Motivational Watch Work
We should do everything both cautiously and confidently at the same time.
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Believe Confidence Faith Inspirational Time
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
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Consist Greatness Minimalism Possession Want Wealth
When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.
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Attention Character Giving Inspirational Ourselves
If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.
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The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
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Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

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