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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

Plutarch

Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
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
Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.
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Regret Remember Talk
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
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
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
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
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
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
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
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice 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
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

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

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