There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.

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We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.

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True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

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Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.

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To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.

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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?

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A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

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For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.

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Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.

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Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today.

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