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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.

Plutarch

Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Animal Live Philosophy Right
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
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
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
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
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
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
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
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
In a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer.
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Fantasy Season Talk Time Winter Word
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
A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Darkness Sufficient Vice Virtue
Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
Come and take them.
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Minimalism One Liner
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
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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