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Most Men And Women, By Birth Or Nature, Lack The Means To Advance In Wealth Or Power, But All Have The Ability To Advance In Knowledge.

Despise All Those Things Which When Liberated From The Body You Will Not Want; Invoke The Gods To Become Your Helpers.

If You're Asked: What Is The Silence? Respond: It Is The First Stone Of The Wisdom's Temple.

Do Not Spend In Excess Like One Who Is Careless Of What Is Good, Nor Be Miserly; The Mean Is Best In Every Case.

Know That Death Comes To Everyone, And That Wealth Will Sometimes Be Acquired, Sometimes Lost. Whatever Griefs Mortals Suffer By Divine Chance, Whatever Destiny You Have, Endure It And Do Not Complain. But It Is Right To Improve It As Much As You Can, And Remember This: Fate Does Not Give Very Many Of These Griefs To Good People.