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

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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Death Nation Rich
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
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 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
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
It’s a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration, it is a very easy matter, but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.
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Difficult Easy Greatness Man Place Produce
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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Feeling Greatness Nature Shame
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
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 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
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
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
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
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 is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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Character Goodness Greatness Man
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
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
I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than the extent of my power or possessions.
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Excellence Knowledge Material Myself Power
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 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 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
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness

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