Famous Quotes / Plutarch
59 Quotations by Plutarch
- 41. The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
- 42. The present offers itself to our touch for only an instant of time and then eludes the senses.
- 43. The state of life is most happy when superfluities are not required and necessities are not wanting
- 44. The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.
- 45. The whole life is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it ...
- 46. The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
- 47. The wildest colts make the best horses.
- 48. The worship most acceptable to God comes from a thankful and cheerful heart.
- 49. They named it Ovation from the Latin ovis [a sheep].
- 50. Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.
- 51. Time is the wisest of all counselors.
- 52. To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of chi ...
- 53. To do an evil act is base. To do a good one without incurring danger, is common enough. But it is pa ...
- 54. To find a fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
- 55. To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes, the wise and goo ...
- 56. We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use ...
- 57. When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, "Acti ...
- 58. When the candles are out all women are fair.
- 59. When the strong box contains no more, both friends and flatterers shun the door.