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The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.

Plutarch

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
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
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.
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Advice Learning Live Man True
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
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
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
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
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
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
But a man cannot by writing a bill of divorce to his vice get rid of all trouble at once, and enjoy tranquillity by living apart.
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Enjoyment Man Trouble Vice Writing

The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.

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