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

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

May, Fault Finding, Faults

For the wise man, every day is a festival.

Wise, Men, Festivals

Neither blame or praise yourself.

Blame, Praise

God is the brave man's hope, and not the coward's excuse.

God, Men, Brave

Plutarch (1871). “Plutarch's Morals”, p.178

The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.

Education, Teacher, Appreciation

"Moralia". Book by Plutarch. Chapter "The Education of Children",

It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.

Learning, Men, Lame

"Moralia". Book by Plutarch. Chapter "The Education of Children",

The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.

War, Fighting, Delight

A Roman divorced from his wife, being highly blamed by his friends, who demanded, "Was she not chaste? Was she not fair? Was she not fruitful?" holding out his shoe, asked them whether it was not new and well made. "Yet," added he, "none of you can tell where it pinches me.''

Friendship, Divorce, Shoes

Plutarch (2000). “The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Volume I: (A Modern Library E-Book)”, p.519, Modern Library

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

Anger, Men, Savages

Plutarch (2012). “Parallel Lives - Complete”, p.1137, Simon and Schuster

If you hate your enemies, you will contract such a vicious habit of mind that it will break out upon those who are your friends, or those who are indifferent to you.

Hate, Hatred, Mind

Learn to be pleased with everything...because it could always be worse, but isn't!

Gratitude

Character is simply habit long continued.

Perseverance, Character, Long

To please the many is to displease the wise.

Wise, Popularity, Please

Plutarch (1871). “Plutarch's Morals”, p.14

Proper listening is the foundation of proper living.

Listening, Foundation

Plutarch (2006). “Essays”, p.70, Penguin UK

It was not important how many enemies there are, but where the enemy is

Enemy, Important

Reason speaks and feeling bites

Feelings, Speak, Reason

Instead of using medicine, better fast today.

Medicine, Today, Using Me

Philosophy finds talkativeness a disease very difficult and hard to cure. For its remedy, conversation, requires hearers: but talkative people hear nobody, for they are ever prating. And the first evil this inability to keep silence produces is an inability to listen.

Philosophy, Talking, People

Plutarch (1909). “Plutarch's Complete Works”

Knavery is the best defense against a knave.

Knavery, Defense, Knaves

"Moralia". Book by Plutarch. Chapter "Of Bashfulness",

For 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.

Thinking, Technology, Mind

Plutarch (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch (Illustrated)”, p.1913, Delphi Classics

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

Omission, Evil, Wickedness

Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to.

Envy, Soul, Disorder

Silence is an answer to a wise man.

Wise, Men, Silence

Plutarch (1871). “Plutarch's Morals”, p.70

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

Happiness, Happy, Speak Less

When another is asked a question, take special care not to interrupt to answer it yourself.

Special, Answers, Care

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