Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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.
More Plutarch Quotes
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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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The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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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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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Even those virtues that nature had denied him were imitated by him so successfully that he won more confidence than those who actually possessed them.
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I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
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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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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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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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It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.
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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
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