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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.

Plutarch

Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
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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Deep Friendship Struggle
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
Painting is silent poetry.
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One Liner Poetry Silence
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
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
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
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
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
I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
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Literature Myself
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
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
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
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
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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 Myself

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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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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