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

Epictetus on action
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"Among mortals second thoughts are wisest."

Euripides on wisdom   

"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."

Socrates on teacher
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"Slanderers do not hurt me because they do not hit me."

Socrates on slander
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"I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live."

Socrates on politics
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"Call no man unhappy until he is married."

Socrates on happiness
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"Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior."

Socrates on feminism
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"Enjoy yourself -- it's later than you think."

Socrates on joy
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"Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor."

Euripides on youth
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"The good and the wise lead quiet lives."

Euripides on solitude
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"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it."

Epictetus on criticism
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"There is nothing like the sight of an old enemy down on his luck."

Euripides on enemies
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"To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter."

Euripides on fathers   

"Often a noble face hides filthy ways."

Euripides on hypocrisy   

"Nothing has more strength than dire necessity."

Euripides on necessity   

"Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand."

Euripides on planning
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"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

Confucius on beauty
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"Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated."

Confucius on simplicity
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"Silence is the true friend that never betrays."

Confucius on silence
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"The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell."

Confucius on right and rightness
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"When prosperity comes, do not use all of it."

Confucius on prosperity
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"Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away."

Confucius on animals
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"The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance."

Confucius on knowledge
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"Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in."

Confucius on action
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"Have no friends not equal to yourself."

Confucius on friends and friendship
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"Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change."

Confucius on change
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"Chose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."

Confucius on work
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"Hell, there are no rules here, we are trying to accomplish something."

Edison, Thomas A. on rules
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"Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work."

Edison, Thomas A. on opportunity
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"The value of an idea lies in the using of it."

Edison, Thomas A. on ideas
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"I have not failed. I've just found 10, 000 ways that won't work."

Edison, Thomas A. on failure
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"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."

Berra, Yogi on crowds
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"The game isn't over until it's over."

Berra, Yogi on competition
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"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future."

Berra, Yogi on the future
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"TV -- chewing gum for the eyes."

Wright, Frank Lloyd on vision   

"A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines."

Wright, Frank Lloyd on architecture
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"Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean."

Confucius on complaints and complaining
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"Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow."

Twain, Mark on procrastination
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"Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits."

Twain, Mark on reform
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"I refused to attend his funeral. But I wrote a very nice letter explaining that I approved of it."

Twain, Mark on sarcasm
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