Plutarch Quotes


No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune. Plutarch Bricks 186
There is no doubt that the real destroyer of the liberties of any people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and largess. Plutarch Liberty 151
Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist. Plutarch Fate 149
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly. Plutarch Badly 147
Vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite moresYou keep to your own ways, and leave mine to me Plutarch Advice 133
To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days. Plutarch History 119
Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly. Plutarch Adversity 114
A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech. Plutarch Silence 110
Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. Plutarch 107
Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny. Plutarch Money 102
Good birth is a fine thing, but the merit is our ancestors. Plutarch Birth 99
Learn to be pleased with everything; with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial to others; with poverty, for not having much to care for; and with obscurity, for being unenvied. Plutarch Contentment 98
The worship most acceptable to God comes from a thankful and cheerful heart. Plutarch Gratitude 95
The wildest colts make the best horses. Plutarch Children 92
When the candles are out, all women are fair. Plutarch Women 92
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics. Plutarch Ailment 85
To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future. Plutarch Mistakes 85
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. Plutarch Happiness 84
Rest is the sweet sauce of labor. Plutarch Rest 82
The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil. Plutarch Commission 80
To find a fault is easy; to do better may be difficult. Plutarch Blame 79
Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny. Plutarch Shopping 78
The wildest colts make the best horses. Plutarch best 77
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune. Plutarch Success 76
I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions. Plutarch Power 76
Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them. Plutarch Avoiding 76
Character is simply habit long continued. Plutarch Character 75
Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. Plutarch Wisdom 75
When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, Action, Action, Action. Plutarch Actions 74
The richest soil, if uncultivated, produces the rankest weeds. Plutarch Mind 73
For it was not so much that by means of words I came to a complete understanding of things, as that from things I somehow had an experience which enabled me to follow the meaning of words. Plutarch Words 73
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. Plutarch Happy 72
Not by lamentations and mournful chants ought we to celebrate the funeral of a good man, but by hymns, for in ceasing to be numbered with mortals he enters upon the heritage of a diviner life. Plutarch Death 70
Poverty is not dishonorable in itself, but only when it comes from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly. Plutarch Poor 70
The state of life is most happy where superfluities are not required and necessities are not wanting. Plutarch Happiness 66
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. Plutarch Adversity 63
All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own. Plutarch Sleep 62
Solon being asked, namely, what city was best to live in. That city, he replied, in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers. Plutarch 61
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. Plutarch Intelligence 60
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. Plutarch Poetry 59
For there is no virtue the honor and credit for which procures a man more odium than that of justice and this because more than any other it acquires a man power and authority among the common people. Plutarch Honor 58
It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt. Plutarch Belief 58
It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. Plutarch Ancestors 58
Rest is the sweet sauce of labor. Plutarch Rest 55
The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits. Plutarch Among 54
The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education. Plutarch Education 54
Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage. Plutarch Bravery 54
When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers shun the door. Plutarch Money 53
Distressed valor challenges great respect, even from an enemy. Plutarch Bravery 52
In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker. Plutarch Words 50

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