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Away then with wisdom and knowledge, and great robbers will disappear!

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He who knows what is of God and who knows what is of Man has reached indeed the height (of wisdom).

How do I know that the dead do not regret their previous longing for life?

From the Three Dynasties down to the present day it has been like this. The good and honest people are ignored, while spineless flatterers are advanced.

Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.

Life is a loan with which the borrower does but add more dust and dirt to the sum total of existence.

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