Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
PLUTARCHA mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
More Plutarch Quotes
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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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Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
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Painting is silent poetry.
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The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.
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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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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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It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.
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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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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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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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