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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.

Plutarch

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
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
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 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
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
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
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
Those who receive with most pains and difficulty, remember best; every new think they learn, being, as it were, burnt and branded in on their minds.
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Difficult Learning Pain Thinking
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
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
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.
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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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