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

Plutarch

The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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Difficult God 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.
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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
Painting is silent poetry.
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One Liner Poetry Silence
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
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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Determination Future Oneself
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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Character Goodness Greatness Man
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
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
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
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Death Nation Rich
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.
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Advice Learning Live Man True
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
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
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
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
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
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
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
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
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
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
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

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