Plutarch
"Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature."
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"Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature."
Plutarch
"I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be; and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised."
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"It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything."
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"The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so far as itβ¦eases his way to action by the greater trust that it procures him."
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"It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp."
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"In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker."
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"The Spartans do not ask how many are the enemy but where are they."
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"To make an action honorable, it ought to be agreeable to the age, and other circumstances of the person; since it is circumstance and proper measure that give an action its character, and make it either good or bad."
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"An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics."
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"The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them."
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"A mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted."
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"While Leonidas was preparing to make his stand, a Persian envoy arrived. The envoy explained to Leonidas the futility of trying to resist the advance of the Great King's army and demanded that the Greeks lay down their arms and submit to the might of Persia. Leonidas laconically told Xerxes, "Come and get them."
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"Courage consists not in hazarding without fear but being resolutely minded in a just cause."
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"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. βFor the mind does not require filling like a bottle, but rather, like wood, it only requires kindling to create in it an impulse to think independently and an ardent desire for the truth."
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"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
Plutarch
"Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech."
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