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Plutarch quotes

Greek Philosopher January 3, 2050 – January 2, 0127

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Plutarch quote: "Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love."
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love. Plutarch
Plutarch quote: "To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted..."
...To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage Plutarch
Plutarch quote: "The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty,..."
The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it. Plutarch
But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life andtime it had been born into the world to enjoy. Plutarch
But virtue, by the bare statement of its actions, can so affect men's minds as to create at once both admiration of the things done and desire to imitate the doers of them. The goods of fortune we would possess and would enjoy; those of virtue we long to practise and exercise. We are content to receive the former from others, the latter we wish others to experience from us. Moral good is a practical stimulus; it is no sooner seen, than it inspires an impulse to practice, and influences the... Plutarch
When a man's eyes are sore his friends do not let him finger them, however much he wishes to, nor do they themselves touch the inflammation: But a man sunk in grief suffers every chance comer to stir and augment his affliction like a running sore; and by reason of the fingering and consequent irritation it hardens into a serious and intractable evil. Plutarch
Plutarch quote: "I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods..."
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better. Plutarch
Plutarch quote: "Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than..."
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. Plutarch
Plutarch quote: "When the strong box contains no more both friends and..."
When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers shun the door. Plutarch
Plutarch quote: "Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to..."
Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. Plutarch
Plutarch quote: "Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends."
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. Plutarch
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
Plutarch quote: "The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good..."
The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education. Plutarch
Plutarch quote: "The wildest colts make the best horses."
The wildest colts make the best horses. Plutarch
In a certain faraway land the cold is so intense that words freeze as soon as they are uttered, and after some time then thaw and become audible so that words spoken in winter go unheard until the next summer. Plutarch

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