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Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.

Plutarch

It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.
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Art Creation Deserve
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
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
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
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
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
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
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
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
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
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
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
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 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
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Death Nation Rich
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time

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