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(38 votes)   To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

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(38 votes)   Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

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(37 votes)   Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

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(37 votes)   He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

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(37 votes)   I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

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(37 votes)   The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

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(37 votes)   There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.

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(37 votes)   When anger rises, think of the consequences.

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(36 votes)   Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

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(36 votes)   They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

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(36 votes)   We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

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(35 votes)   If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

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(35 votes)   Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

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(35 votes)   Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

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(34 votes)   To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

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