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The acquisition of riches has been for many men, not an end, but a change, of troubles.


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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.



Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?



Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.

Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.



The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied.

The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied.



Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.



We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.

We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.



Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.



Being happy is knowing how to be content with little

Being happy is knowing how to be content with little



Live your life without attracting attention.

Live your life without attracting attention.



If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.





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Frequently, visualization is the key to lose weight. Imagine yourself with your desired body, and work for it. At some point in the future, this wish will come true.

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We take spiritual initiation when we become conscious of the Divine within us, and thereby contact the Divine without us.

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If you can create an environment where people are invited to do their best work and the best ideas always win, then the project itself will win.

If you can create an environment where people are invited to do their best work and the best ideas always win, then the project itself will win.



Will there be poppy juice in it?" Phresine shook her head. "Good. My wife and I agreed that only my wine was to be poisoned.

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I don't think closeted homosexual morticians have the market cornered on self-loathing or sense of shame.

I don't think closeted homosexual morticians have the market cornered on self-loathing or sense of shame.



I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud of such customs.

I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud of such customs.



What men call knowledge, is the reasoned acceptance of false appearances. Wisdom looks behind the veil and sees.

What men call knowledge, is the reasoned acceptance of false appearances. Wisdom looks behind the veil and sees.




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