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

Plutarch

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
Painting is silent poetry.
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One Liner Poetry Silence
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
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
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
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
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
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
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
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
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
They insist upon the shaving of the mustache, I think, in order that they may accustom the young men to obedience in the most trifling matters.
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Myself Thinking Young

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

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