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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.

Plutarch

The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
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Experience Knowledge Myself Strange True
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own.
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Man Philosophy World
Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.
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Fear Memories Myself Pain
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
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
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
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
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
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
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

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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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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