To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.

PLUTARCH

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To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.

Plutarch

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May I never sit where it is impossible for me to get up and offer my seat to an older man?

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May I never sit where it is impossible for me to get up and offer my seat to an older man?
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Impossible Man
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

PLUTARCH

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Death Nation Rich
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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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
The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.

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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
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

PLUTARCH

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
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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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
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.

PLUTARCH

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

PLUTARCH

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk
Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.

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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
Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

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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
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.

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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
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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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
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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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
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.

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Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh

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