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.
PLUTARCHNeither blame nor praise yourself.
More Plutarch Quotes
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The truly pious must negotiate a difficult course between the precipice of godlessness and the marsh of superstition.
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They 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.
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Come and take them.
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The fact is that men who know nothing of decency in their own lives are only too ready to launch foul slanders against their betters and to offer them up as victims to the evil deity of popular envy.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.
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To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
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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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Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
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Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
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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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It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.
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Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
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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’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 don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
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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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It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.
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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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Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yielding themselves up when taken little by little.
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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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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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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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