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Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord.

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Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord.

Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's...

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Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's...

Neither blame or praise yourself.

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Neither blame or praise yourself.

No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks...

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No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks...

Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that...

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Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that...

Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.

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Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

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The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is...

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For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is...

The wildest colts make the best horses.

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The wildest colts make the best horses.

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent...

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I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent...

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

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Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

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If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to...

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To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to...

In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.

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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

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To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our...

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It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our...

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors...

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To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors...

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

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