Neither blame or praise yourself.

Quote by Plutarch

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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...

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.

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

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our...

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our...

Character is long-standing habit.

Character is long-standing habit.

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...

When the candles are out all women are fair

When the candles are out all women are fair

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

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

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...

The wildest colts make the best horses.

The wildest colts make the best horses.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's...

Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's...

Rest: the sweet sauce of labor

Rest: the sweet sauce of labor

Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then...

Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then...

The best feeling is waking up in the middle of the night and realizing you...

The best feeling is waking up in the middle of the night and realizing you...

I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera...

I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera...