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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.




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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.




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I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.




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A true genius admits that he/she knows nothing.




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True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.




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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.




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Don’t try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.




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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.




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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them.




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When you are lacking in faith, others will be unfaithful to you.




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A man who pays respect to the great, paves the way for his own greatness.




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Think of your own faults when you are awake, and of the faults of others when you are asleep.




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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.




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Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.




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A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says.




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To know and no to do, is not to know.




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Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth.


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Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. The more you are focused on time—past and future—the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.




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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.




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Who seeks shall find.


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