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Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.

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One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
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Believe Book
All people have the common desire to be elevated in honour, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
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Deep Desire People Philosophy
The way of truth is like a great highway. It is not hard to find.
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Path Philosophy Truth Way
The best things in life come in threes, like friends, dreams, and memories.
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Dream Friendship Life Material Memories
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
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Heaven Sincere
Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.
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Ability Change Sincere
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.
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Kindness Men Reputation
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die.
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Death Freedom
The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning Feeling Right Wisdom Wrong
If you know that a thing is unrighteous, then use all dispatch in putting an end to it–why wait till next year?
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End Evil Wait Years
To feed men and not to love them is to treat them as if they were barnyard cattle. To love them and not respect them is to treat them as if they were household pets.
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Freedom Men Pet
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid workman.
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Artist Desire Men Stupidity
A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Goodness Man Reality
Friends are the siblings God never gave us.
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Friendship God
If the King loves music, it is well with the land.
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King Land Music Rule
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Greatness Sincere

Is it only the mouth and belly which are injured by hunger and thirst? Men’s minds are also injured by them.

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