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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

Plutarch

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
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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Courage Oneself Philosophy
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
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
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
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
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
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 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
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
The future bears down upon each one of us with all the hazards of the unknown. The only way out is through.
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Determination Future Oneself
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
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

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