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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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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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Character Goodness Greatness Man
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
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
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
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
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
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
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
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
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
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
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

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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