The wildest colts make the best horses.

Quote by Plutarch

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What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so...

The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so...

No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks...

No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks...

In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.

In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all...

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all...

The worship most acceptable to God comes from a thankful and cheerful heart

The worship most acceptable to God comes from a thankful and cheerful heart

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors...

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors...

Prosperity has this property; it puffs up narrow souls, makes them imagine themselves high and...

Prosperity has this property; it puffs up narrow souls, makes them imagine themselves high and...

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I...

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I...

Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they...

Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they...

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent...

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent...

Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other...

Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other...

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty...

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty...

So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time

So our virtues Lie in the interpretation of the time

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.