I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than the extent of my power or possessions.
PLUTARCHI don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
More Plutarch Quotes
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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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To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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It’s a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration, it is a very easy matter, but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.
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The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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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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The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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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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I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
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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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A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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To make no mistakes is not in the power of man, but from their errors and mistakes, the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.
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