I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
PLUTARCHPainting is silent poetry.
More Plutarch Quotes
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Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.
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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 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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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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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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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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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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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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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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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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