Allay the anger of your friend by kindness. 4. To dispute with a drunkard is to debate with an empty house. (LocationĀ 127)
To do two things at once is to do neither. (LocationĀ 128)
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Note: Do not multi-task!
A small loan makes a debtor; a great one, an enemy. (LocationĀ 131)
We are interested in others, when they are interested in us. (LocationĀ 133)
If your parent is just, revere him; if not, bear with him. (LocationĀ 138)
Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends. (LocationĀ 143)
Tags: friendship
We all seek to know whether we shall be rich; but no one asks whether he shall be good. (LocationĀ 149)
The plainer the table, the more wholesome the food. (LocationĀ 149)
wise man rules his passions, a fool obeys them. (LocationĀ 150)
He has existed only, not lived, who lacks wisdom in old age. (LocationĀ 153)
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When the tree has fallen, anyone can cut wood. (LocationĀ 155)
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The [rich] miser suffers more from a loss than a [poor] sage. (LocationĀ 162)
It is well to yield up a pleasure; when a pain goes with it. (LocationĀ 164)
He sleeps well; who knows not that he sleeps ill. (LocationĀ 164)
Tags: health, quotes, sleep
Never forget a favor received; be quick to forget a favor bestowed. (LocationĀ 168)
He who cannot give; should not receive. (LocationĀ 170)
favor granted before it is asked; is doubly acceptable. (LocationĀ 173)
Money is worth something when good sense disburses it. (LocationĀ 181)
In the presence of a good man anger is speedily cooled. (LocationĀ 187)
Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid. (LocationĀ 188)
The bare recollection of anger kindles anger. (LocationĀ 191)
Tags: anger
Trust no man as a friend till you have tried him. (LocationĀ 194)
There is but a step between a proud man's glory and his disgrace. (LocationĀ 198)
Consult your conscience; rather than popular opinion. (LocationĀ 202)
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Patience is a remedy for every sorrow. (LocationĀ 215)
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The greatest of comforts is to be free from blame. (LocationĀ 216)
The gain acquired at the expense of reputation, should be counted a loss. (LocationĀ 219)
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Deliberation should be protracted, when the decision is to be final. (LocationĀ 223)
Yesterday should be the teacher of today. (LocationĀ 229)
Tags: learning
Reflect on everything you hear, but believe only on proof. (LocationĀ 230)
Note: Question all information you receive
Avoid the sweet which is like to become a bitter. (LocationĀ 236)
The less a mortal desires, the less he needs. (LocationĀ 239)
Tags: desires
Note: Restrict your desires
We should keep our word even to the undeserving. (LocationĀ 248)
The wise man corrects his own errors by observing those of others. (LocationĀ 253)
Tags: learning
Note: Learn from the mistakes of others
Men will judge your past deeds by your last. (LocationĀ 257)
Powerful indeed is the empire of habit. (LocationĀ 289)
Note: habits are very powerful
Man's life is a loan, not a gift. (LocationĀ 298)
Anyone can hold the helm, when the sea is calm. (LocationĀ 315)
Tags: leadership, quotes
To forget the wrongs you receive, is to remedy them. (LocationĀ 328)
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The madman thinks the rest of the world crazy. (LocationĀ 329)
The bow too tensely strung is easily broken. (LocationĀ 330)
When the angry man grows cool, he is angry with himself. (LocationĀ 336)
When the lion is dead, even puppies can bite him. (LocationĀ 351)
Fortune is fickle, and speedily asks back her favors. (LocationĀ 352)
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He who chases two hares will catch neither. (LocationĀ 352)
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Mighty rivers may easily be leaped at their source. (LocationĀ 360)
Tags: metaphor, quotes
To depend on another's nod for a livelihood is a sad destiny. (LocationĀ 393)
Happy the man who dies before he prays for death. (LocationĀ 396)
There is no mortal whom sorrow cannot reach. (LocationĀ 397)
Seek to please many, and you seek a failure. (LocationĀ 402)
Note: do not try to please others
A rolling stone gathers no moss. (LocationĀ 404)
Be the first to laugh at your own blunder, and no one will laugh at you. (LocationĀ 416)
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Fortune takes nothing away but her own gifts. (LocationĀ 419)
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There is nothing which the lapse of time will not either extinguish or improve. (LocationĀ 423)
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There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe. (LocationĀ 423)
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Note: Challenges and tough times come before success
He can best avoid a snare who knows how to set one. (LocationĀ 430)
That is not very small which is barely less than the greatest. (LocationĀ 439)
That is not yours which fortune made yours. (LocationĀ 440)
You cannot put the same shoe on every foot. (LocationĀ 443)
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Note: not every situation is the same
How long is life to the wretched; how short for the happy! (LocationĀ 458)
Put more confidence in your eyes than your ears. (LocationĀ 461)
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He who promptly corrects, makes his error the less. (LocationĀ 476)
Note: fix your errors quickly
He invites danger who indulges in anger. (LocationĀ 484)
Tags: quotes, emotion
The memory of great misfortunes suffered, is itself a misfortune. (LocationĀ 493)
Tags: challenges
How much to be pitied is he, who has no pity! (LocationĀ 515)
He makes many offenders, who is reluctant to punish. (LocationĀ 529)
He is suspected on all matters, who makes a failure in one. (LocationĀ 530)
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity. (LocationĀ 544)
You should tell no one what you wish no one to know. (LocationĀ 545)
Who has the greatest possessions? He who wants least (LocationĀ 551)
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It is the height of folly to blame without knowledge. (LocationĀ 555)
Note: Do not accuse if you do not have proof
Calamity can easily discover whomsoever she seeks. (LocationĀ 563)
Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings. (LocationĀ 571)
It matters not how long you live but how well. (LocationĀ 572)
Tags: life principles
Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it. (LocationĀ 582)
It is better to learn late than never. (LocationĀ 591)
Better be ignorant of a matter than half know it. (LocationĀ 591)
The sons of the blacksmith are not frightened at sparks. (LocationĀ 592)
Tags: fear
Note: you do not fear what you are used to
Always shun whatever may make you angry. (LocationĀ 598)
Tags: anger
It is foolish to complain of the misfortunes which have come to pass through your own fault. (LocationĀ 615)
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Note: Do not complain when we are responsible for our own misfortune
It is folly to dread what cannot be avoided. (LocationĀ 616)
It is folly to punish your neighbour by fire when you live next door. (LocationĀ 617)
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Let a fool hold his tongue, and he will pass for a sage. (LocationĀ 619)
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We rarely incur danger by silence. (LocationĀ 626)
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The more skillful the gambler, the greater the scoundrel. (LocationĀ 660)
The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself. (LocationĀ 672)
It is a bitter dose to be taught obedience after you have learned to rule. (LocationĀ 678)
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Note: It is though for people to lose power
He who subdues his temper vanquishes his greatest enemy. (LocationĀ 682)
Tags: anger, favorite
It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well. (LocationĀ 692)
Note: you must practice what you learn
The later in life evil courses are begun, the more disgraceful they (LocationĀ 702)
It is an embarrassment to the possessor to have more than he needs. (LocationĀ 704)
I have-often regretted my speech, never my silence. (LocationĀ 708)
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