Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
PLUTARCHThey 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.
More Plutarch Quotes
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Painting is silent poetry.
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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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No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.
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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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Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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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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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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