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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.

Plutarch

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
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
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
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
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
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
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
I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
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Literature Myself
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Inspirational Philosophy Wisdom
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity

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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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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