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The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.

Plutarch

Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
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
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
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
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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Fantasy Season Talk Time Winter Word
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
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
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
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
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner

The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.

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