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Those Whose Days Are Consumed In The Low Pursuits Of Avarice, Or The Gaudy Frivolties Of Fashion, Unobservant Of Nature's Lovelinessof Demarcation, Nor On Which Side Thereof An Intermediate Form Should Lie.

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Those Whose Days Are Consumed In The Low Pursuits Of Avarice, Or The Gaudy Frivolties Of Fashion, Unobservant Of Nature's Lovelinessof Demarcation, Nor On Which Side Thereof An Intermediate Form Should Lie.

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One Who Faces And Who Fears The Right Things And From The Right Motive, In The Right Way And At The Right Time, Posseses Character Worthy Of Our Trust And Admiration.

Since Music Has So Much To Do With The Molding Of Character, It Is Necessary That We Teach It To Our Children.

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To Learn Is A Natural Pleasure, Not Confined To Philosophers, But Common To All Men.

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Happiness Depends On Ourselves.

A Bad Man Can Do A Million Times More Harm Than A Beast.

The Intelligence Consists Not Only In The Knowledge But Also In The Skill To Apply The Knowledge Into Practice.

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Adventure Is Worthwhile.

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Some Believe It To Be Just Friends Wanting, As If To Be Healthy Enough To Wish Health.

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The Right Constitutions, Three In Number- Kingship, Aristocracy, And Polity- And The Deviations From These, Likewise Three In Number - Tyranny From Kingship, Oligarchy From Aristocracy, Democracy From Polity.

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