"We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment."
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"Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person."
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"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first."
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"The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives."
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"Once you start working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest."
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"There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy."
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"Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform."
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"He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy."
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"The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquility is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there."
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"Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution."
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"The earth is supported by the power of truth, it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow, indeed all things rest upon truth."
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"All the creatures are pleased by loving words; and therefore we should address words that are pleasing to all, for there is no lack of sweet words."
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"He who is prepared for the future and he who deals cleverly with any situation that may arise are both happy, but the fatalistic man who wholly depends on luck is ruined."
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"As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul, when death is imminent what can you do?"
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"Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills."