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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.

Plutarch

Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
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Change Deep Friendship Myself
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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Difficult God True
I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than the extent of my power or possessions.
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Excellence Knowledge Material Myself Power
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
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
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
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
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
The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
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Experience Knowledge Myself Strange True
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
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

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