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Plutarch Quotes - Page 5

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Time which diminishes all things increases understanding for the aging.

Time which diminishes all things increases understanding for the aging.

Understanding, Aging, Increase

It is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man's oration, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in it's place is a work extremely troublesome.

Work, Men, Criticism

Plutarch (1871). “Plutarch's Morals”, p.448

There is no stronger test of a person's character than power and authority, exciting as they do every passion, and discovering every latent vice.

Passion, Character, Power

Being summoned by the Athenians out of Sicily to plead for his life, Alcibiades absconded, saying that that criminal was a fool who studied a defence when he might fly for it.

Criminals, Might, Fool

Plutarch (1871). “Plutarch's Morals”, p.211

Among real friends there is no rivalry or jealousy of one another, but they are satisfied and contented alike whether they are equal or one of them is superior.

Friends, Real, Rivalry

Plutarch (1898). “Plutarch's Morals: Ethical Essays”

Lying is a most disgraceful vice; it first despises God, and then fears men.

Lying, Men, Vices

It is a high distinction for a homely woman to be loved for her character rather than for beauty.

Women, Character, Distinction

Note that the eating of flesh is not only physically against nature, but it also makes us spiritually coarse and gross by reason of satiety and surfeit.

Philosophical, Animal, Flesh

Plutarch (1957). “Plutarch's Moralia: Concerning the face which appears in the orb of the moon. On the principle of cold. Whether fire or water is more useful. Whether land or sea animals are cleverer. Beasts are rational. On the earing of flesh”

Beauty is the flower of virtue.

Beauty, Flower, Virtue

Plutarch (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch (Illustrated)”, p.3173, Delphi Classics

It is the admirer of himself, and not the admirer of virtue, that thinks himself superior to others.

Thinking, Virtue, Admirer

Apothegms are the most infallible mirror to represent a man truly what he is.

Men, Mirrors, Infallible

It is not reasonable that he who does not shoot should hit the mark, nor that he who does not stand fast at his post should win the day, or that the helpless man should succeed or the coward prosper.

Winning, Men, Coward

Plutarch (2012). “Parallel Lives - Complete”, p.354, Simon and Schuster

Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

Patriotic, Greek, Patriotism

Plutarch (1888). “Morals: Ethical Essays. Translated, with Notes and Index. by Arthur Richard Shilleto”

Where two discourse, if the anger of one rises, he is the wise man who lets the contest fall.

Wise, Fall, Men

What most of all enables a man to serve the public is not wealth, but content and independence; which, requiring no superfluity at home, distracts not the mind from the common good.

Home, Men, Independence

Plutarch (2015). “Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans: Top Biography”, p.479, 谷月社

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

Silence, Speech, Seasons

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

Wise men are able to make a fitting use even of their enmities.

Wise, Adversity, Men

Plutarch (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch (Illustrated)”, p.1986, Delphi Classics

Men who marry wives very much superior to themselves are not so truly husbands to their wives as they are unawares made slaves to their position.

Husband, Men, Wife

It is circumstance and proper measure that give an action its character, and make it either good or bad.

Character, Giving, Personality

Plutarch (2013). “Plutarch's Lives: The Translation Called Dryden's Corrected from the Greek”, p.345, Cosimo, Inc.

Forgetfulness transforms every occurrence into a non-occurrence.

Forgetfulness

I had rather men should ask why my statue is not set up, than why it is.

Men, Should, Asks

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

Poverty is not dishonorable in itself, but only when it comes from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly.

Extravagance, Poverty, Poor

Either is both, and Both is neither.

Plutarch (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch (Illustrated)”, p.2148, Delphi Classics

Fate, however, is to all appearance more unavoidable than unexpected.

Fate, Unexpected, Appearance

Plutarch (2012). “Greek and Roman Lives”, p.364, Courier Corporation

To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days.

Life, Men, Childhood

Plutarch (1832). “Lives of the most select and illustrious characters of antiquity”, p.9

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