If a man is tossed about by doubts, full of strong passions, and yearning only for what is delightful, his thirst will grow more and more, and he will indeed make his fetters strong.
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Let each man direct himself first to what is proper, then let him teach others thus a wise man will not suffer.Friedrich Muller
But he who lives a hundred years, vicious and unrestrained, a life of one day is better if a man is virtuous and reflecting.
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An act carelessly performed, a broken vow, and hesitating obedience to discipline, all this brings no great reward.
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He who gives himself to vanity, and does not give himself to meditation, forgetting the real aim (of life) and grasping at pleasure, will in time envy him who has exerted himself in meditation.
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As rain does not break through a well-thatched house, passion will not break through a well-reflecting mind.
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He who, by causing pain to others, wishes to obtain pleasure for himself, he, entangled in the bonds of hatred, will never be free from hatred.
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