Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
PLUTARCHCourage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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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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I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
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Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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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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But a man cannot by writing a bill of divorce to his vice get rid of all trouble at once, and enjoy tranquillity by living apart.
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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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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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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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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Come and take them.
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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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