Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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Hold firmly to your word.
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Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
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In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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The soul is subject to health and disease, just as is the body. The health and disease of both, undoubtedly depend upon beliefs and customs, which are peculiar to mankind.
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He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.
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Man’s obsession to add to his wealth and honor is the chief source of his misery.
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Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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There is no difference between the worry of a human mother and an animal mother for their offspring. A mother’s love does not derive from the intellect but from the emotions, in animals just as in humans.
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All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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What is lofty can be said in any language. What is mean should be said in none.
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Giving is most blessed and most acceptable when the donor remains completely anonymous.
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Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.
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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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