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The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has. - Confucius

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"We loved with a love that was more than love." - Edgar Allan Poe

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“Difficulties strengthen the mind as labor does the body.” Seneca the Younger

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"Although you may spend your life killing, you will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain." - Nagarjuna

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Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. - Epictetus

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Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, you cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation. - Plato

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One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom. - Socrates

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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. - Socrates

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