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They insist upon the shaving of the mustache, I think, in order that they may accustom the young men to obedience in the most trifling matters.

Plutarch

Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Even those virtues that nature had denied him were imitated by him so successfully that he won more confidence than those who actually possessed them.
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Confidence Nature Success Virtue
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
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
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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Fantasy Season Talk Time Winter Word
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
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
May I never sit where it is impossible for me to get up and offer my seat to an older man?
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Impossible Man Myself
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
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Inspirational Philosophy Wisdom
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust

They insist upon the shaving of the mustache, I think, in order that they may accustom the young men to obedience in the most trifling matters.

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