No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
PLUTARCHMusic, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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Painting is silent poetry.
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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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A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Come and take them.
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The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
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It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.
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Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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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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