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We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
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Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.
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Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.
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Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.
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What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
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He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.
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Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
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How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
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Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.
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The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
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But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.
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I would far rather feel remorse than know how to define it.
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Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame.
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All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.
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