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To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

Plutarch

A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
Painting is silent poetry.
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One Liner Poetry Silence
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
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
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
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
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
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
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
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.
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Atheist Believe Fear God Man
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
Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.
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Regret Remember Talk
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
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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Enjoyment Man Trouble Vice Writing

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