No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
PLUTARCHA mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
More Plutarch Quotes
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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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Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.
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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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Silence at the proper season is wisdom and better than any speech.
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Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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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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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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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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I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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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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Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Painting is silent poetry.
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