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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.

Plutarch

Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.
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Regret Remember Talk
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
They insist upon the shaving of the mustache, I think, in order that they may accustom the young men to obedience in the most trifling matters.
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Myself Thinking Young
It’s a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration, it is a very easy matter, but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.
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Difficult Easy Greatness Man Place Produce
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
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
The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.
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Atheist Believe Fear God Man
Painting is silent poetry.
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One Liner Poetry Silence
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
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

Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.

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