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Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work.
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The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth.
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A fly, a harlot, a beggar, a rat, and gusty wind; the village-boss and the tax collector - these seven are always annoying to others.
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Justice is better than admiration If you are going to kill, then kill an elephant; if you are going to steal make sure it's a treasure.
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For the first five years of your son's life treat him as a prince, for the next ten years as a slave, then as a friend for the rest of his life.
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Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.
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Better than the ignorant are those who read books; better still are those who retain what they read; even better are those who understand it; the best of all are those who go to work.
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Who is blind? He who can see no other world. Who is dumb? He who can say nothing pleasant about his lot. Who is poor? He who is troubled with too many desires. Who is rich? He who is happy with his lot.
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