Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

Quote by Plutarch

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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.

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...

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...

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

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...

When the candles are out all women are fair

When the candles are out all women are fair

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...

Time is the wisest of all counselors

Time is the wisest of all counselors

The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.

The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.

Character is long-standing habit.

Character is long-standing habit.

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.

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...

The wildest colts make the best horses.

The wildest colts make the best horses.

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

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

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

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,...

Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is...

Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is...

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening,...

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening,...