Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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In many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men’s troubles and that will comfort you.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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