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I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.

Plutarch

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
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
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
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.
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Deep Friendship Struggle
In a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer.
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Fantasy Season Talk Time Winter Word
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.
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Regret Remember Talk
The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
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Death Fight Rich War
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
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
May I never sit where it is impossible for me to get up and offer my seat to an older man?
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Impossible Man Myself
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself

I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.

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