I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.

Quote by Plutarch

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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...

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

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...

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is...

For to err in opinion, though it be not the part of wise men, is...

It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he...

It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he...

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

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

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

Memory: what wonders it performs in preserving and storing up things gone by - or...

Memory: what wonders it performs in preserving and storing up things gone by - or...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

Character is simply habit long continued.

Character is simply habit long continued.

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...

Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord.

Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord.

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.

Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and...

Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and...

It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is...

It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...