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Neither blame nor praise yourself.

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Painting is silent poetry.
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One Liner Poetry Silence
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
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
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
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
A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Fire Light Mindset
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
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Character Habit One Liner
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Evidence Love Trust
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
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
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
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
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Inspirational Philosophy Wisdom

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