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It is better to leave behind you a good name, which no money can buy, than riches which the wicked can gain. Be rich in your attire, but temperate in your habits of life. Keep a watch on every word and action. The ideal of action is to hit upon the right course, but aim at qualities of defect rather than excess.
Isocrates Cyprian Orations. Edward S. Forster.
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