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The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.

Plutarch

I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
PLUTARCH

Change Deep Friendship Myself
The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.
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Atheist Believe Fear God Man
The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.
PLUTARCH

Deep Friendship Struggle
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
PLUTARCH

Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
PLUTARCH

Philosophy Togetherness
Even those virtues that nature had denied him were imitated by him so successfully that he won more confidence than those who actually possessed them.
PLUTARCH

Confidence Nature Success Virtue
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
PLUTARCH

Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
PLUTARCH

Character Mindset Seen Word
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
PLUTARCH

Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
PLUTARCH

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

Animal Live Philosophy Right
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
PLUTARCH

Courage Fear Mindset
It’s a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration, it is a very easy matter, but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.
PLUTARCH

Difficult Easy Greatness Man Place Produce
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
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
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
PLUTARCH

Evidence Love Trust

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