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

Quote by Plutarch

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Neither blame or praise yourself.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

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...

A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech

A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech

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...

We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn...

We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn...

When the candles are out all women are fair

When the candles are out all women are fair

Neither blame or praise yourself.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one...

It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one...

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...

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

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

The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.

The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.

Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at...

Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at...

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to...

Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to...

Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.

Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.

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...

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did...

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did...