All Plutarch Quotes
- Julius Caesar divorced his wife Pompeia, but declared at the trial that he knew nothing of what was alleged against her and Clodius. When asked… Alleged
- He [Caesar] loved the treason, but hated the traitor. Caesar
- A Locanian having plucked all the feathers off from a nightingale and seeing what a little body it had, "surely," quoth he, "thou art all… All
- Wickedness is a wonderfully diligent architect of misery, of shame, accompanied with terror, and commotion, and remorse, and endless perturbation. Accompanied
- There is never the body of a man, how strong and stout soever, if it be troubled and inflamed, but will take more harm and… Body
- Ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting solidity or exactness of beauty. Beauty
- Nothing exists in the intellect that has not first gone through the senses. Exists
- To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days. All
- 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… All
- Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly. Adversity
- When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers shun the door. Both
- Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage. Courage
- Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is adversity. Adversity
- Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. Little
- Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's private lives, than the failings and faults of individuals are… Cities
- I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better. Ancient Greek
- The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. Curiosity
- An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics. Ailment
- Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. Ancient Greek
- The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits. Among