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4485 Philosopher Quotes

Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.

Ample Does He Master
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Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.

Answer Any Bear Blossom
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Only the educated are free.
Educated The Free Only
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People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.
Disturbed People Take Them
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The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

Depend Essence External External Things
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We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Ears Listen Mouth Much
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God has entrusted me with myself.

Entrusted God Me Myself
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Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.

Always Our Place Religion
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All religions must be tolerated... for every man must get to heaven in his own way.

All Religions Every Every Man Get
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Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.
Difficulties Person Show Things
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.

BGo Good Good Looking Got
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No man is free who is not master of himself.

Free Himself Man Master
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

Beyond Cease Happiness One Way
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If virtue promises happiness, prosperity and peace, then progress in virtue is progress in each of these for to whatever point the perfection of anything brings us, progress is always an approach toward it.

Always Anything Approach Brings
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When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

Anger Any Failings Fault
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He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Does Grieve He Man
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No great thing is created suddenly.

Created Great Great Thing Suddenly
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Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.

Character Determine Example Follow
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If you wish to be a writer, write.

Wish Write Writer You
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Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

BeCareful Better Careful Hopes
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.

Death Dreaded Fear Pain
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Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.

Achieving Conducive Dangerous Dangerous Thing
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The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

Difficulty Gain Glory Greater
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To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.

Accuse Begun Complete Education
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Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.

Greater Heaven Little Little Things
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He is a drunkard who takes more than three glasses though he be not drunk.

Drunk Drunkard Glasses He
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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.

Angry Assured Evil Habit
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It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
Happens How Matters React
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Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.

Disturbed Men Take Them
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.

Anything Anything Else Else Freedom
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Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.

Anchor Hope Life Neither
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The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

Bearing Constitute In My Opinion Man
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One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.

Desires Endeavor Excel Excellent
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It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.

Foolish Nature Pleasures Resist
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First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.

First Learn Meaning Meaning Of
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First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

First Say Then Would
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There is nothing good or evil save in the will.

Evil Good Nothing Save
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Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.

Controlling Desire Desired Enjoyment
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All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

Abstain Lies Philosophy Sustain
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Freedom is the right to live as we wish.

Freedom Live Right Wish
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You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.

Around Carrying Corpse Little
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Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.

Accordingly Adorn First Know
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.

Content Foolish Improve Stupid
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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

Consists Few Great Having
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It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.

Begin Impossible Knows Learn
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.

Best Happens Make Power
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If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

Be True Correct Evil Laugh
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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

Best Calls Company Forth
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It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.

He Insulting Insults Opinion
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If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.

Bounds Cease Greatest Moderation
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