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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.

Plutarch

Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.
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Fear Memories Myself Pain
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
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
PLUTARCH

Character Goodness Greatness Man
All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.
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Man Philosophy World
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
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Inspirational Philosophy Wisdom
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
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
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.
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Feeling Greatness Nature Shame
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
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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Evil Live Man Victim
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
They insist upon the shaving of the mustache, I think, in order that they may accustom the young men to obedience in the most trifling matters.
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Myself Thinking Young
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music

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