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Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh.

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

For it is God who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred.

Ever since then I have had no patience with any school for my race in the South which did not teach its students the dignity of labour.

I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

There is a vast difference between working and being worked.

The whole theory of our institutions is based on the liberty and independence of the individual.