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Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

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We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

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Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.

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Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.

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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

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Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak.

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It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

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It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

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If you seek truth, you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.

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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has.

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Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

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Practice yourself, for heaven’s sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.

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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

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