Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.
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So when the crisis is upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a tough and stalwart antagonistthat you may prove a victor at the Great Games. Yet without toil or sweat this may not be.
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The universe is but one great city, full of beloved ones, divine and human, by nature endeared to each other
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Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.
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