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deeds." | |
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Found in the topic Good.
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| "A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections And rebukes
evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden
treasure." | |
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Found in the topic Friendship.
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| "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of
throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." | |
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Found in the topic Anger.
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| "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of
life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent." | |
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Found in the topic Death.
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| "Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the
one who endures that the final victory comes." | |
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Found in the topic Endure.
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| "Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge
is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place
himself that knowledge may grow." | |
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Found in the topic Zeal.
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| "Do not cherish the unworthy desire that the changeable might become
the unchanging." | |
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Found in the topic Unsorted.
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| "To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others." | |
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Found in the topic Conquer.
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| "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, And the
life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by
being shared." | |
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Found in the topic Share.
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| "All that we are is the result of what we have thought; it is founded
on our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness
follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him." | |
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Found in the topic Thief.
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| "When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and
improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a foolish man
will not only disregard the advice but rather repeat the same
error." | |
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Found in the topic Advice.
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| "Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without." | |
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Found in the topic Calm.
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| "Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other
worldly passions seem to follow in its train." | |
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Found in the topic Lust.
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| "Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids
poison." | |
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Found in the topic Evil.
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| "The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the
past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to
live the present moment wisely and earnestly." | |
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Found in the topic Health.
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| "The greatest prayer is patience." | |
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Found in the topic Praise.
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| "The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what
will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help
are you freed." | |
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Found in the topic Fear.
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| "Cut down the forest, not just a tree. Out of the forest of desire
springs danger. By cutting down both the forest of desire and the
brushwood of longing, be rid of the forest (pun on the word "nirvana"),
bhikkhus." | |
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Found in the topic Cut.
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| "Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be a refuge to yourselves.
Hold fast to Truth as a lamp; hold fast to the truth as a refuge. Look not
for a refuge in anyone beside yourselves. And those, who shall be a lamp
unto themselves, shall betake themselves to no external refuge, but
holding fast to the Truth as their lamp, and holding fast to the Truth as
their refuge, they shall reach the topmost height." | |
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Found in the topic Truth.
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| "Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart
give yourself to it." | |
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Found in the topic Yourself.
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