Plutarch Quotes

Plutarch

Greek Philosopher

Born: 46

Died: 120

Better Courage Good Man Men Prosperity

Related authors: Aristotle Democritus Diogenes Epictetus Epicurus Heraclitus Plato Socrates

Neither blame or praise yourself. Plutarch

Blame Yourself Neither Praise

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. Plutarch

Change Reality Achieve Will Outer Inwardly

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. Plutarch

Mind Fire Vessel Filled

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. Plutarch

Wisdom Silence Better Proper Than Any Season Speech

The wildest colts make the best horses. Plutarch

Best Wildest Horses Make

No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune. Plutarch

Man Would Would-Be Clay Left Then Fortune Bricks Ever Chance

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions. Plutarch

Knowledge Power Possessions Would Rather Excel Excellent Than Extent

Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them. Plutarch

Good Enemies Endeavor Carefully Imitating Our Faulty Those Good Qualities Excel Excellent Observe Qualities Wherein Them Us Avoiding Let Us

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. Plutarch

Our Indeed Ancestors Glory Thing Belongs Desirable

Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. Plutarch

Adversity Balance Prosperity Scale Only Weigh Friends Just

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly. Plutarch

Great Aim Those Must Also Greatly Who Deeds Suffer

Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is adversity. Plutarch

Adversity Man Prosperity Nothing Easily Direct More Than Harder

Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause. Plutarch

Courage Fear Cause Minded Consists Without Just Being Resolutely

Moral habits, induced by public practices, are far quicker in making their way into men's private lives, than the failings and faults of individuals are in infecting the city at large. Plutarch

Men Way Faults Moral City Habits Individuals Failings Induced Practices Making Private Private Lives Quicker Than Public Far Large Lives

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