The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.
PLUTARCHTo 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.
More Plutarch Quotes
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A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.
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To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.
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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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Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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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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Painting is silent poetry.
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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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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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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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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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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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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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