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Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.

Plutarch

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
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 words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
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
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Painting is silent poetry.
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One Liner Poetry Silence
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
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 mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Inspirational Philosophy Wisdom
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
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
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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Difficult God True

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