Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.

Quote by Plutarch

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Neither blame or praise yourself.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

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...

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 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

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...

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...

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

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...

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

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

Time is the wisest of all counselors

Time is the wisest of all counselors

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.

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...

Rest: the sweet sauce of labor

Rest: the sweet sauce of labor

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

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

Themosticles said The Athenians govern the Greeks; I govern the Athenians; you, my wife, govern...

Themosticles said The Athenians govern the Greeks; I govern the Athenians; you, my wife, govern...

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...

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about...

I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about...

When money's tight and hard to get - and your horse is also ran, When...

When money's tight and hard to get - and your horse is also ran, When...