In a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer.
PLUTARCHThe poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
More Plutarch Quotes
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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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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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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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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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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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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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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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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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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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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
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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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