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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.

Plutarch

To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.
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Alone Beyond Friendship Nature Philosophy Seek
They insist upon the shaving of the mustache, I think, in order that they may accustom the young men to obedience in the most trifling matters.
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Myself Thinking Young
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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Courage Oneself Philosophy
The fact is that men who know nothing of decency in their own lives are only too ready to launch foul slanders against their betters and to offer them up as victims to the evil deity of popular envy.
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Evil Live Man Victim
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than the extent of my power or possessions.
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Excellence Knowledge Material Myself Power
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.
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Art Creation Deserve
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.
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Man Philosophy World
We ought indeed to shrink from and feel shame at what is base, but nature which is over-cautious to avoid blame may be gentle and kindly, but cannot be great.
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Feeling Greatness Nature Shame
The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
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Experience Knowledge Myself Strange True

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