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Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.

Plutarch

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
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
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
In a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer.
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Fantasy Season Talk Time Winter Word
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
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
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
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 part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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Character Goodness Greatness Man
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
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
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
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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 Myself
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage

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