Painting is silent poetry.
PLUTARCHThe truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
More Plutarch Quotes
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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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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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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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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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The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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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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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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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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Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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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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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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Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.
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