Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
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It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.
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Come and take them.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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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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But a man cannot by writing a bill of divorce to his vice get rid of all trouble at once, and enjoy tranquillity by living apart.
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Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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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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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.
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Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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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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A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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