Character is simply a habit long continued.
PLUTARCHCharacter is simply a habit long continued.
PLUTARCHA mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.
PLUTARCHCome and take them.
PLUTARCHThey 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.
PLUTARCHTo 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.
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.
PLUTARCHAdversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
PLUTARCHAn imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
PLUTARCHThe poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
PLUTARCHKnow how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
PLUTARCHNeither blame nor praise yourself.
PLUTARCHI don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
PLUTARCHIn words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
PLUTARCHA few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
PLUTARCHProsperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
PLUTARCHPainting is silent poetry.
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