Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
Original text (Ancient Greek)
Original text (Ancient Greek)
Search men's governing principles, and consider the wise, what they shun and what they cleave to.
A wrongdoer is often a man who has left something undone, not always one who has done something.
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