Man is a prisoner who has no right to open the door of his prison and run away.... A man should wait, and not take his own life until God summons hiom.
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All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue.Plato
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He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.
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There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.
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Self conquest is the greatest of victories.
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To do injustice is more disgraceful than to suffer it.
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