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Speaking of good actions will help you to think of them. Imitate those whose reputation you envy. When you give advice to your children, follow it yourself. The wise are not those who dispute about trifles, but those who speak well on important matters; not those who promise happiness, but those who can bear success or failure with equanimity.
Isocrates Cyprian Orations. Edward S. Forster.
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