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Which Quotes by Plutarch
- Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
- 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.
- We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away.
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