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A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

Plutarch

Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.
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Fear Memories Myself Pain
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
Those who receive with most pains and difficulty, remember best; every new think they learn, being, as it were, burnt and branded in on their minds.
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Difficult Learning Pain Thinking
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
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
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
The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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Difficult God True
To make no mistakes is not in the power of man, but from their errors and mistakes, the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.
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Future Man Mistake Power Wisdom
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
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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Character Goodness Greatness Man

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