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The fact is that men who know nothing of decency in their own lives are only too ready to launch foul slanders against their betters and to offer them up as victims to the evil deity of popular envy.

Plutarch

Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
PLUTARCH

Evidence Love Trust
The fact is that men who know nothing of decency in their own lives are only too ready to launch foul slanders against their betters and to offer them up as victims to the evil deity of popular envy.
PLUTARCH

Evil Live Man Victim
I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
PLUTARCH

Change Deep Friendship Myself
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
PLUTARCH

Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
PLUTARCH

Season Silence Wisdom
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
PLUTARCH

Anger Man Power Savage
It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.
PLUTARCH

Advice Learning Live Man True
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.
PLUTARCH

Difficult Easy Greatness Man Place Produce
Painting is silent poetry.
PLUTARCH

One Liner Poetry Silence
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.
PLUTARCH

Feeling Greatness Nature Shame
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
PLUTARCH

Death Nation Rich
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
PLUTARCH

Inspirational Philosophy Wisdom
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
PLUTARCH

Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
Character is simply a habit long continued.
PLUTARCH

Character Habit One Liner
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
PLUTARCH

Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh

The fact is that men who know nothing of decency in their own lives are only too ready to launch foul slanders against their betters and to offer them up as victims to the evil deity of popular envy.

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The fact is that men who know nothing of decency in their own lives are only too ready to launch foul slanders against their betters and to offer them up as victims to the evil deity of popular envy.

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