Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.

Albert Einstein

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Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

Buddha

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In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

Socrates

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Each work has to pass through these stages-ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.

Swami Vivekananda

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Though one should live a hundred years without wisdom and control, yet better, indeed, is a single day's life of one who is wise and meditative.

Buddha

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Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

Buddha

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