Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

Plutarch

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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Blame One Liner Praise Self Love Yourself
The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
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Experience Knowledge Myself Strange True
To make no mistakes is not in the power of man, but from their errors and mistakes, the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.
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Future Man Mistake Power Wisdom
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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Enjoyment Man Trouble Vice Writing
Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Philosophy Togetherness
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Anger Man Power Savage
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Happiness Talk Yourself
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
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Character Mindset Seen Word
Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage Fear Mindset
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
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
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Adversity Balance Friendship Weigh
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 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
The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Man Time
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
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Difficult Easy
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
Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Season Silence Wisdom
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Philosophy Soul Spiritual
We ought indeed to shrink from and feel shame at what is base, but nature which is over-cautious to avoid blame may be gentle and kindly, but cannot be great.
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Feeling Greatness Nature Shame
Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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Creation Deep Music
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
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Deep Listen Motivational Talk Yourself
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

Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

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