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"Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation."
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"Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering."
"Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation."
"Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance."
"I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden."
"Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others."
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"Worry - a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and lightness from the pulse; it takes away the appetite, and turns the hair gray."
"It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess."
"In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires."
"It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project."
"The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them."
"It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length."
"Therefore love moderately. Long love doth so. Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow."
"Better a little fire to warm us than a great one to burn us."
"You know, as long as you do everything in moderation, you don't go overboard, you don't, you know, turn your lips into guppy lips - I mean, a little zip or a little zap, that is not a big deal."
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