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Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.

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Life is largely a matter of expectation.
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Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.
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The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.
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The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet.
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Labor diligently to increase your property.
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If you would have me weep, you must first of all feel grief yourself.
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Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
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Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
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