Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.
PLUTARCHIt is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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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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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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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.
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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.
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Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Come and take them.
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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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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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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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