The Maxims of Ptahhotep

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Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge, but confer with the ignorant man as with the learned... Good speech is more hidden than malachite, yet it is found in the possession of women slaves at the millstones.

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Ptahhotep. The Maxims of Ptahhotep. c. 2375, maxim 1.

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Be cheerful while you are alive.

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Ptahhotep. The Maxims of Ptahhotep. c. 2375, maxim 34.

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One who is serious all day will never have a good time, while one who is frivolous all day will never establish a household.

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Ptahhotep. The Maxims of Ptahhotep. c. 2375, maxim 25.

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