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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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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Death Nation Rich
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
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
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
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
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
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
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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Difficult God True
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
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

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

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