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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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.

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...

Character is simply habit long continued.

Character is simply habit long continued.

Character is long-standing habit.

Character is long-standing habit.

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...

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all...

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all...

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...

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...

When the candles are out all women are fair

When the candles are out all women are fair

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent...

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent...

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...

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...

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

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...

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.

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors...

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors...

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...

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 lot of it is the friendships made over the years...We've become friends. We've become...

A lot of it is the friendships made over the years...We've become friends. We've become...

Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my...

Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my...