To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
PLUTARCHThe future bears down upon each one of us with all the hazards of the unknown. The only way out is through.
More Plutarch Quotes
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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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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Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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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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I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than the extent of my power or possessions.
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Painting is silent poetry.
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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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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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