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.
PLUTARCHThose 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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The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.
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To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.
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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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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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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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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.
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Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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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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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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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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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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