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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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

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...

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

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...

To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to...

To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 friendship that can cease has never been real.

The friendship that can cease has never been real.

Be a friend to thyself and others will too

Be a friend to thyself and others will too