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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.

Plutarch

The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
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
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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Character Goodness Greatness Man
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk 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
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Death Nation Rich
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
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
We ought indeed to shrink from and feel shame at what is base, but nature which is over-cautious to avoid blame may be gentle and kindly, but cannot be great.
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Feeling Greatness Nature Shame
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
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
It’s a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration, it is a very easy matter, but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.
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Difficult Easy Greatness Man Place Produce
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
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
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

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