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.
PLUTARCHEvidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
More Plutarch Quotes
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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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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Neither blame nor praise yourself.
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Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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In a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer.
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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
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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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A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.
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Painting is silent poetry.
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