« All Most Quotes · Plutarch's Page
Most Quotes by Plutarch
- When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, 'Action, Action, Action.'
- It is not histories I am writing, but lives; and in the most glorious deeds there is not always an indication of virtue or vice,…
- Seeing the lightest and gayest purple was then most in fashion, he would always wear that which was the nearest black; and he would often…
- Lying is a most disgraceful vice; it first despises God, and then fears men.
- Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
- To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days.
- An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
- The worship most acceptable to God comes from a thankful and cheerful heart.
- The state of life is most happy where superfluities are not required and necessities are not wanting.
- It is not the most distinguished achievements that men's virtues or vices may be best discovered; but very often an action of small note. An…
More Most Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. — Aristotle
- For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things… — Aristotle