Quotes about Plutarch

Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that...

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No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks...

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Neither blame or praise yourself.

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Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's...

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Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord.

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Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to...

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

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It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one...

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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he...

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It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our...

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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.

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If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

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