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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

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
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Death Fight Rich War
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
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
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
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
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
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
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
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 am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
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Literature Myself

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