The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

Quote by Plutarch

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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it,...

The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it,...

The wildest colts make the best horses.

The wildest colts make the best horses.

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...

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...

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...

Character is simply habit long continued.

Character is simply habit long continued.

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

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.

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...

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

Time is the wisest of all counselors

Time is the wisest of all counselors

Memory: what wonders it performs in preserving and storing up things gone by - or...

Memory: what wonders it performs in preserving and storing up things gone by - or...

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?

Every man's memory is his private literature.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

Memory is like a purse, if it be over-full that it cannot shut, all will...

Memory is like a purse, if it be over-full that it cannot shut, all will...