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.
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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Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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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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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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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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I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than the extent of my power or possessions.
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Come and take them.
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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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To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.
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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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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.
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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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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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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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It’s a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration, it is a very easy matter, but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.
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