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No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

Plutarch

The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
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Experience Knowledge Myself Strange True
They insist upon the shaving of the mustache, I think, in order that they may accustom the young men to obedience in the most trifling matters.
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Myself Thinking Young
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
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
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
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
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Inspirational Philosophy Wisdom
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Death Nation Rich
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
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
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
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
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset

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