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Anything forced is not beautiful.

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Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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Believe Destiny Expectation Inspirational Yourself
Separated from Hellas by more than a thousand miles, they had not even a guide to point the way.
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Distance Guide Separate
Most of us are always trying to increase our wealth, but you and your officers seem far more concerned with perfecting your souls.
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Ourselves Perfection Rich Soul Yourself
Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
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Confidence Strong
Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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Person Training
Anyone who imprisoned people on the ground of ignorance might fairly be confined himself by those who understood what he did not.
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Himself Ignorance People Understand
Perhaps their attacks on my character meant that the hour was ripe for my career to begin in earnest.
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Beginning Character Myself
Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.
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Action Determination Yourself
Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
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Effort God Goodness Man
He who marries a beautiful woman in hopes of being happy with her knows not but that even she herself may be the cause of all his uneasinesses.
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Beautiful Hope Marriage Struggle Woman
Success always calls for greater generosity—though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.
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Darkness Generosity Greatness Greedy People Success
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Decision Moral Strength
The man who doesn’t know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
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Ability Ignorance Man
Misleaders are slow to work hard but quick to act on greed. They convince their men that dishonest behavior leads to great wealth.
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Act Greatness Greedy Honesty Man Quick Rich
Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.
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Harm Health
Success Should Never Breed Complacency.
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One Liner Success

Anything forced is not beautiful.

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