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The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.

Plutarch

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
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
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
To make no mistakes is not in the power of man, but from their errors and mistakes, the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.
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Future Man Mistake Power Wisdom
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
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
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
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
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
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
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
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual

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