Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.
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Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.
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If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.
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Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it.
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You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.
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All religions must be tolerated, for every man must get to heaven in his own way.
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To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.
