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I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

Plutarch

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
The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
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Death Fight Rich War
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
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
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
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
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
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
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
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
Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.
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Fear Memories Myself Pain

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