A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
PLUTARCHEven those virtues that nature had denied him were imitated by him so successfully that he won more confidence than those who actually possessed them.
More Plutarch Quotes
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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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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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I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent than the extent of my power or possessions.
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The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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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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Come and take them.
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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
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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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Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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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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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risks everything.
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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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The process may seem strange and yet it is very true. I did not so much gain the knowledge of things by the words, as words by the experience I had of things.
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