"As geographers, Sosius, crowd into the edges of……" — Plutarch
"As geographers, Sosius, crowd into the edges of their maps parts of the world which they do not know about, adding notes in the margin to the effect that beyond this lies nothing but sandy deserts full of wild beasts, and unapproachable bogs."
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204 Quotes by Plutarch
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It is wise to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well.
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We are more sensible of what is done against custom than against nature.
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Custom is almost a second nature.
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There is no debt with so much prejudice put off as that of justice.
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Moral good is a practical stimulus; it is no sooner seen than it inspires an impulse to practice.
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The measure of a man's life is the well spending of it, and not the length.
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