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Only the educated are free....He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he...Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than ri...The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that ...No man is free who is not master of himself....A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings....All philosophy lies in two words Sustain and Abstain....Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you w...We must not believe the many, who say that only free people ...We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice a...Difficulties are things that show what men are....Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a...Practise yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things and t...To a reasonable creature, that alone is insupportable which ...Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle....No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of...There are some things which men confess with ease, and other...In every affair consider what precedes and what follows, and...First say to yourself what you would be and then do what you...Everything has two handles, - one by which it may be borne a...There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worr...Man is troubled not by events, but by the meaning he gives t...It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he alread...Difficulties show men what they are. In case of any difficul...Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale ...Appear to know only this, - never to fail nor fall....First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak....Know, first, who you are and then adorn yourself accordingly...If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the hab...Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the res...Control thy passions, lest they take vengeance on thee....The good or ill of a man lies within his own will....Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as become...If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself 'I ...Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at ...When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remembe...What is the first business of one who practices philosophy T...