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.
PLUTARCHI am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
More Plutarch Quotes
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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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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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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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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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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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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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Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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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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Painting is silent poetry.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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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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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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