It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.
PLUTARCHIt does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.
PLUTARCHAll 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.
PLUTARCHI would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than the extent of my power or possessions.
PLUTARCHCourage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
PLUTARCHMay I never sit where it is impossible for me to get up and offer my seat to an older man?
PLUTARCHCharacter is simply a habit long continued.
PLUTARCHDo not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
PLUTARCHThose 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.
PLUTARCHMusic, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
PLUTARCHIt’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.
PLUTARCHProsperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
PLUTARCHThe whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.
PLUTARCHAn imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
PLUTARCHCourage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
PLUTARCHNeither blame nor praise yourself.
PLUTARCHIn words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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