Plutarch

Plutarch

"Time is the soul of this world."
56 Quotes
"Time is the soul of this world."
Plutarch
"Character is simply habit long enough continued."
Plutarch
"Forgetfulness transforms every occurrence into a non-occurrence."
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"No man ever wetted clay and then left it as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune."
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"Agesilaus the Spartan king was once invited to hear a mimic imitate the nightingale but declined with the comment that he had heard the nightingale itself."
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"It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended but the glory belongs to our ancestors."
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"Themistocles said "The Athenians govern the Greeks I govern the Athenians you my wife govern me your son governs you."
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"Prosperity is not just scale adversity is the only balance to weigh friends."
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"It is a hard matter my fellow citizens to argue with the belly since it has no ears."
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"From their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
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"To make no mistake is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
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"He shall fare well who confronts circumstances aright."
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"The wildest colts make the best horses."
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"Character is long-standing habit."
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"To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days."
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"From their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
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"Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly."
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"Neither blame or praise yourself."
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"The future bears down upon each one of us with all the hazards of the unknown. The only way out is through."
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"For dealing with blessings which come to us from outside we need a firm foundation based on reason and education; without this foundation, people keep on seeking these blessings and heaping them up but can never satisfy the insatiable appetites of their souls."
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