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Never be entirely idle; but

Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good.
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It is vanity to desire

It is vanity to desire a long life and to take no heed of a good life.
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If your heart were sincere

If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy doctrine.
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Pass no rash condemnation on

Pass no rash condemnation on other peoples words or actions.
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He has great tranquillity of

He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
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Love is swift, sincere, pious,

Love is swift, sincere, pious, joyful, generous, strong, patient, faithful, prudent, long-suffering, courageous, and never seeking its own; for wheresoever a person seeketh his own, there he falleth from love.
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Be not angry that you

Be not angry that you cannot make another what you wish them to be; since you cannot make yourself what you wish to be.
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The intention which is fixed

The intention which is fixed on God as its only end will keep people steady in their purposes, and deliver them from being the joke and scorn of fortune.
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Remember, your prerogative is to

Remember, your prerogative is to govern, and not to serve the things of this world.
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Love feels no burden, thinks

Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength.... It is therefore able to undertake all things, and it completes many things, and warrants them to take effect, where he who does not love would faint and lie down.
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