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Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.

Plutarch

The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
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

Difficult Learning Pain Thinking
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
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 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
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk 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
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
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
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
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
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

Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.

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