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Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.

Plutarch

Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Inspirational Philosophy Wisdom
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
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
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 whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
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
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
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
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
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
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage

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