Those who receive with most pains and difficulty, remember best; every new think they learn, being, as it were, burnt and branded in on their minds.
PLUTARCHThe whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.
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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Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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The whole like of a man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
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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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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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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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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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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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A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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But a man cannot by writing a bill of divorce to his vice get rid of all trouble at once, and enjoy tranquillity by living apart.
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Rather I fear on the contrary that while we banish painful thoughts we may banish memory as well.
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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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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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