People are who they are and, try as you might, you cannot make them be what you want them to be.


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Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.
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Retire at various times into the solitude of your own heart, even while outwardly engaged in discuss...
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Be who you are and be that well.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.
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There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.
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Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.
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You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just...
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Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in consi...
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The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellen...
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There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.
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While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.
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If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tender...
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Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for w...
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There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love -- every man works his oar voluntarily...
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It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal time...
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
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Do not wish to be anything except what you are.
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Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantl...
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Marital intercourse is certainly holy, lawful and praiseworthy in itself and profitable to society, ...
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Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself.
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A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
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Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in consi...
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Through devotion, your family cares become more peaceful, mutual love between husband and wife becom...
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A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
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There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.
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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gen...
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Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for an...
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Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way as to do the least damage or destruction to them, ...
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is n...
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantl...
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Have patience with all things but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value a...
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength
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There is nothing as strong as tenderness,
And nothing as tender as true strength.
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Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing so gentle as real strength.
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Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.
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If we say a little it is easy to add, but having said too much it is hard to withdraw and never can ...
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Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
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Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in consi...
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If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tender...
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