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" The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. "

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" It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. "

" We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. "

" You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. "

" Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits. "

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" When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear. "

" What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood? "

" To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance. "

" Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. "

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" In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. "

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" To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. "

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