A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.
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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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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.
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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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Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.
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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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To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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The fact is that men who know nothing of decency in their own lives are only too ready to launch foul slanders against their betters and to offer them up as victims to the evil deity of popular envy.
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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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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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Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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