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The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.
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Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.
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The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.
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A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
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Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.
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The great art of giving consists in this: the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.
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All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that.
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Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
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Put yourself on view. This brings your talents to light.
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Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.
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Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.
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