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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

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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Myself Thinking Young
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
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Friendship Grief Prosperity
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness 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
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
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
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Inspirational Philosophy 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
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
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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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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