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

Plutarch

Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
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
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
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 truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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Difficult God True
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
The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.
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Atheist Believe Fear God Man
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
Painting is silent poetry.
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One Liner Poetry Silence
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
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
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
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
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
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Death Nation Rich

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