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In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.

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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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Alive Dog Himself Live Understand
The knowledge of God, the formation of ideas, the mastery of desire and passion, the distinction between that which is to be chosen and that which is to be rejected, all these man owes to his form.
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Desire God Ideas Knowledge Man Passion
The goal of good health is to enable a person to acquire wisdom.
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Goal Goodness Health Wisdom
Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.
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Charity Money Poor
Every man should view himself as equally balanced: half good and half evil. Likewise, he should see the entire world as half good and half evil. With a single good deed he will tip the scales for himself, and for the entire world, to the side of good.
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Equality Evil Goodness Man Philosophy See View World
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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Decision Deep Risk Wrong
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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Body Doubt Health Humanity Sick Soul
Every man whose character traits all lie in the mean is called a wise man.
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Character Lie Man Wisdom
Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.
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Philosophy Truth Virtue World
God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
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Existence God Home
There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.
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Charity Help Himself Man
The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it
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Doctor Sick Suffering
The second class of evils comprises such evils as people cause to each other, when, e.g. , some of them use their strength against others. These evils are more numerous than those of the first kind. They likewise originate in ourselves, though the sufferer himself cannot avert them.
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Evil People Strength Suffering
Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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Improvement Myself Progress Teaching
The same is the case with those opinions of man to which he has been accustomed from his youth; he likes them, defends them, and shuns the opposite views.
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Himself Man View Youth
A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.
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Greatness Nation Rule Wisdom Worth

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