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.
PLUTARCHAn imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
More Plutarch Quotes
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Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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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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Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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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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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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Even those virtues that nature had denied him were imitated by him so successfully that he won more confidence than those who actually possessed them.
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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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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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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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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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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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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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