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

Plutarch

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Inspirational Philosophy Wisdom
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
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
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.
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Confidence Nature Success Virtue
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
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
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
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
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself

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

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