black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Character is simply a habit long continued.

Plutarch

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
PLUTARCH

Death Nation Rich
Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
PLUTARCH

Philosophy Soul Spiritual
The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
PLUTARCH

Death Fight Rich War
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.
PLUTARCH

Man Philosophy World
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.
PLUTARCH

Myself Thinking Young
Come and take them.
PLUTARCH

Minimalism One Liner
The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
PLUTARCH

Experience Knowledge Myself Strange True
To 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.
PLUTARCH

Future Man Mistake Power Wisdom
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.
PLUTARCH

Feeling Greatness Nature Shame
Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
PLUTARCH

Animal Live Philosophy Right
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
PLUTARCH

Anger Man Power Savage
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
PLUTARCH

Difficult Easy
Even those virtues that nature had denied him were imitated by him so successfully that he won more confidence than those who actually possessed them.
PLUTARCH

Confidence Nature Success Virtue
Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
PLUTARCH

Courage Oneself Philosophy
Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.
PLUTARCH

Fear Memories Myself Pain
Those 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.
PLUTARCH

Difficult Learning Pain Thinking

Character is simply a habit long continued.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Character is simply a habit long continued.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Plutarch Quotes