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.
PLUTARCHBut 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.
More Plutarch Quotes
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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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May I never sit where it is impossible for me to get up and offer my seat to an older man?
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Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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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 mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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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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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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To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.
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A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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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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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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