We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away.

Quote by Plutarch

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

Character is long-standing habit.

Character is long-standing habit.

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.

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...

Neither blame or praise yourself.

Neither blame or praise yourself.

The wildest colts make the best horses.

The wildest colts make the best horses.

Character is simply habit long continued.

Character is simply habit long continued.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Success is dependent on effort.

Success is dependent on effort.

Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and...

Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and...