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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

Plutarch

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
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
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
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
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
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
Painting is silent poetry.
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One Liner Poetry Silence
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
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
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
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
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
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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Deep Friendship Struggle
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
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

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