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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

Plutarch

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
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
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’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
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
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
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 part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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Character Goodness Greatness Man
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner

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