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Those who receive with most pains and difficulty, remember best; every new think they learn, being, as it were, burnt and branded in on their minds.

Plutarch

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
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
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
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
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
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
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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Character Goodness Greatness Man
Those who receive with most pains and difficulty, remember best; every new think they learn, being, as it were, burnt and branded in on their minds.
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Difficult Learning Pain Thinking
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
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
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
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
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
I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
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Change Deep Friendship Myself
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Death Nation Rich

Those who receive with most pains and difficulty, remember best; every new think they learn, being, as it were, burnt and branded in on their minds.

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