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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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I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, blessed be his name, is not a body, and that he is free from all accidents of matter, and that he has not any form whatsoever.
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Believe Blessing Faith Myself Perfection
The more necessary a thing is for living beings, the more easily it is found and the cheaper it is; the less necessary it is, the rarer and dearer it is.
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Easy Live Necessary
In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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Nature Necessary Purpose
Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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Angel Mission Trust
Astrology is a sickness, not a science. It is a tree under the shade of which all sorts of superstitions thrive.
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Science Sick Tree
Do not imagine that these most difficult problems can be thoroughly understood by any one of us.
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Difficult Imagination Problem Understand
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
All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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Angel Body Force Self Love
If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.
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Body Himself Person Power Reflection Respect
Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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Philosophy Purpose Yourself
It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.
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Better Death Guilty Oneself Person Satisfaction
It is well known among physicians that the best of the nourishing foods is the one that the Moslem religion forbids, i.e., Wine. It contains much good and light nourishment. It is rapidly digested and helps to digest other foods.
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Doctor Food Goodness Help Light Religion Wine
I will destroy my enemies by converting them to friends.
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Destroy Enemy Friendship Myself
Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
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Lose Right Truth Wrong
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.
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Decision Deep Risk Wrong
In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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Generous Yourself

He who does not understand that a dead lion is more alive than a living dog will remain a dog.

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