All Plutarch Quotes
- It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. Ancestor
- No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune. Bricks
- The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others. Delight
- I, for my part, wonder of what sort of feeling, mind or reason that man was possessed who was first to pollute his mouth with… Allow
- While Leonidas was preparing to make his stand, a Persian envoy arrived. The envoy explained to Leonidas the futility of trying to resist the advance… Advance
- Being conscious of having done a wicked action leaves stings of remorse behind it, which, like an ulcer in the flesh, makes the mind smart… Action
- ...To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage Advantage
- Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to. All
- 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
- The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it. Duty
- Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense… Bones
- Painting is silent poetry. Art
- Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord. Create
- Barba non facit philosophum Facit
- For he who gives no fuel to fire puts it out, and likewise he who does not in the beginning nurse his wrath and does… Anger
- What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. Achieve
- The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it. Enjoy
- Time is the wisest of all counselors. All
- Nature and wisdom never are at strife. Inspirational
- To do an evil action is base; to do a good action without incurring danger is common enough; but it is the part of a… Action