To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
PLUTARCHMusic, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
More Plutarch Quotes
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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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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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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.
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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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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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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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I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
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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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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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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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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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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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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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