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You should look into a mirror: if you look fine, do fine things; if you look ugly, correct by nobility the defect of your nature.

— Bias of Priene

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It is said that he was very energetic and eloquent when pleading causes; but that he always reserved his talents for the right side.

Whatever good fortune befalls you, attribute it to the gods.

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Accept of things, having procured them by persuasion, not by force.

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Cherish wisdom as a means of travelling from youth to old age, for it is more lasting than any other possession.

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Do not praise an undeserving man because of his riches.

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