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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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Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
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
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
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
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
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
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
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 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
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
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
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

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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