If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

Quote by Plutarch

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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.

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...

When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers shun the door.

When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers shun the door.

Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.

Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.

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...

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

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them,...

All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them,...

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial...

Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial...

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...

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...

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them...

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them...

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

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

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.

Socrates said, Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat...

Socrates said, Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat...

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

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

All art requires courage.

All art requires courage.

The position of the artist if humble. He is essentially a channel.

The position of the artist if humble. He is essentially a channel.