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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.  
All religions must be tolerated... for... every man must get to heaven...  
Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they...  
Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for th...  
Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficulty remembe...  
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.  
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to ...  
For it is not death or hardship that is a fearful thing, but the fear ...  
Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by...  
Freedom is the right to live as we wish.  
God has entrusted me with myself.  
He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not dr...  
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, ...  
If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in v...  
If you wish to be a writer, write.  
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example y...  
Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing el...  
It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or...  
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to b...  
It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the he...  
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.  
Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of th...  
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest o...  
No great thing is created suddenly.  
No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes ...  
No man is free who is not master of himself.  
Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but ...  
Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or ...  
One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in ...  
Only the educated are free.  
People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.  
Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then procee...  
The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happin...  
The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful ...  
The soul's impurity consists in bad judgments, and purification consis...  
The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of ...  
There is nothing good or evil save in the will.  
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about...  
To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of educat...  
Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, relig...  
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as ...  
What will the world be quite overturned when you die?  
When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study y...  
Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil,...  
Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, ...