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

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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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Enjoyment Man Trouble Vice Writing
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
Painting is silent poetry.
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One Liner Poetry Silence
The fact is that men who know nothing of decency in their own lives are only too ready to launch foul slanders against their betters and to offer them up as victims to the evil deity of popular envy.
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Evil Live Man Victim
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
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
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
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
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
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
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
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
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
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
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music

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