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Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.

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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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Fantasy Season Talk Time Winter Word
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
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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Future Man Mistake Power Wisdom
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
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
Painting is silent poetry.
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One Liner Poetry Silence
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
May I never sit where it is impossible for me to get up and offer my seat to an older man?
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Impossible Man Myself
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
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.
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Alone Beyond Friendship Nature Philosophy Seek

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