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

Quote by Plutarch

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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...

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...

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 mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

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...

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...

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...

Neither blame or praise yourself.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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 sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech

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

All glory comes from daring to begin.

All glory comes from daring to begin.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the...

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was...

I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was...

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many