A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
PLUTARCHPainting is silent poetry.
More Plutarch Quotes
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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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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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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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I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than the extent of my power or possessions.
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All 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.
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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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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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The future bears down upon each one of us with all the hazards of the unknown. The only way out is through.
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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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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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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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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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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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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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