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

Plutarch

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
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
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
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
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Inspirational Philosophy Wisdom
I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
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Literature Myself
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
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
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

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