Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
PLUTARCHPainting is silent poetry.
More Plutarch Quotes
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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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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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To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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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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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.
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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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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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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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The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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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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Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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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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