No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
PLUTARCHThe superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.
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Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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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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Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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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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Painting is silent poetry.
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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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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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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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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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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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