"That we may consult concerning others, and not……" — Plutarch
"That we may consult concerning others, and not others concerning us."
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Plutarch
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204 Quotes by Plutarch
Plutarch has 204 quotes on this site.
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Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
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For the mind does not require filling like a bottle, but rather, like wood, it only requires kindling to create…
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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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The same intelligence is required to marshal an army in battle and to order a good dinner. The first must…
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The richest soil, if uncultivated, produces the rankest weeds.
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It is circumstance and proper measure that give an action its character, and make it either good or bad.
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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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Pythagoras, when he was asked what time was, answered that it was the soul of this world.
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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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Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?
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I am grateful for - though I can't keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that…
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We need artists to help us come together and share our voices and build community around powerful issues concerning our…
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Concerning our Lord Jesus Christ, we must also be aware that he is our Advocate, and that without him we…
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Methinks every true Christian should be exceedingly earnest in prayer concerning the souls of the ungodly; and when they are…
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Can Jesus Christ see the agony of His soul in us? He can't unless we are so closely identified with…
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One of the most subtle burdens God ever puts on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning other…
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My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it
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