Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.
PLUTARCHRemember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.
PLUTARCHThe superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.
PLUTARCHVultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
PLUTARCHTo the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.
PLUTARCHNo beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
PLUTARCHThe mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
PLUTARCHThose who receive with most pains and difficulty, remember best; every new think they learn, being, as it were, burnt and branded in on their minds.
PLUTARCHMay I never sit where it is impossible for me to get up and offer my seat to an older man?
PLUTARCHAdversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
PLUTARCHThe future bears down upon each one of us with all the hazards of the unknown. The only way out is through.
PLUTARCHThe truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
PLUTARCHAll 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.
PLUTARCHSilence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
PLUTARCHIn words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
PLUTARCHIt does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.
PLUTARCHOf all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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