To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.
PLUTARCHCourage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Painting is silent poetry.
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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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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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A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than the extent of my power or possessions.
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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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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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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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