Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
PLUTARCHVultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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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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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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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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The future bears down upon each one of us with all the hazards of the unknown. The only way out is through.
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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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A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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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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Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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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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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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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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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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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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