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Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.

Pericles

Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time.
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Counsellor One Liner Time Wait Wise
Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
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Action Discussion Indispensable Stumble Wise
Better die standing than live kneeling.
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Attitude Die Knees Live One Liner
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.
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Brave Clear Danger Glory Meet Vision
Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.
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Business Earth Eat Fish Men Power Sea
Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it.
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Judgment Policy
Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think.
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Action Express Level Philosophy Themselves Thinking
Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.
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Chase Poverty Shame Work
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
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Alone Courage Defend Freedom Possession
As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.
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Admit Ashame Escape Measure Poverty Practical Real Shame
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
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Engrave Live Monument Past Stone
Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
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Clear Express Ideas Knowledge Lack Power
We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
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Imitate Model Reality
Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Age Future Present Wonder
Time as he grows old teaches many lessons. – Aeschylus Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
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Counsellor Growth Lesson Teaching Time Wise
For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
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Celebrity Earth Famous Memorial Men

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