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" If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest. "

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" The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound. "

" If there were no human nature, then there would be nothing for deliberate effort to be applied to. If there were no deliberate effort, then human nature would not be able to beautify itself. "

" When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable. "

" If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony. "

" When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled. "