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The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.

Plutarch

But a man cannot by writing a bill of divorce to his vice get rid of all trouble at once, and enjoy tranquillity by living apart.
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Enjoyment Man Trouble Vice Writing
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Inspirational Philosophy Wisdom
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
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’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.
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Difficult Easy Greatness Man Place Produce
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
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
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
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
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
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself

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