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There Are Three Things To Beware Of Through Life: When A Man Is Young, Let Him Beware Of His Appetites; When He Is Middle-aged, Of His Passions; And When Old, Of Covetousness, Especially.

I Have Yet To Meet A Man As Fond Of High Moral Conduct As He Is Of Outward Appearances.

Even If I Could, I Would Not Exahnge Their Virtues For My Own. And That Is Why They Are Intent On Learning From Me.

He Who Rules By Moral Force Is Like The Pole Star, Which Remains In Place While All The Lesser Stars Do Homage To It.

Some Are Born With Knowledge, Some Derive It From Study, And Some Acquire It Only After A Painful Realization Of Their Ignorance. But The Knowledge Being Possessed, It Comes To The Same Thing. Some Study With A Natural Ease, Some From A Desire For Advantages, And Some By Strenuous Effort. But The Achievement Being Made, It Comes To The Same Thing.