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No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

Plutarch

It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.
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Advice Learning Live Man True
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
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
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
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
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
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
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
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
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
The future bears down upon each one of us with all the hazards of the unknown. The only way out is through.
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Determination Future Oneself
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

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