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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

Plutarch

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
To make no mistakes is not in the power of man, but from their errors and mistakes, the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.
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Future Man Mistake Power Wisdom
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
Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.
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Fear Memories Myself Pain
To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.
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Alone Beyond Friendship Nature Philosophy Seek
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
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
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
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
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
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
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

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