It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.
PLUTARCHMay I never sit where it is impossible for me to get up and offer my seat to an older man?
More Plutarch Quotes
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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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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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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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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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Character is simply a habit long continued.
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It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.
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It’s a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration, it is a very easy matter, but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.
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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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Even those virtues that nature had denied him were imitated by him so successfully that he won more confidence than those who actually possessed them.
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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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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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