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I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.

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No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
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
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.
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Alone Beyond Friendship Nature Philosophy Seek
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
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
Those who receive with most pains and difficulty, remember best; every new think they learn, being, as it were, burnt and branded in on their minds.
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Difficult Learning Pain Thinking
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

I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.

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