Plutarch Quotes

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

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. – Plutarch

Character is simply habit long continued. – Plutarch

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly. – Plutarch

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics. – Plutarch

I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better. – Plutarch

To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days. – Plutarch

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. – Plutarch

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

To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility. – Plutarch

We should not speak so that we can be understood, but rather so that we cannot be misunderstood. – Plutarch

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

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. – Plutarch

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

An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers. – Plutarch

Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord. – Plutarch

Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord. – Plutarch

You should not consider a man’s age but his acts. – Plutarch

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

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment. – Plutarch

To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days. – Plutarch

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes, the wise and the good learn wisdom for the future. – Plutarch

It is only the ignorant who despise education. – Plutarch

To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days. – Plutarch

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work. – Plutarch

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics. – Plutarch

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. – Plutarch

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

An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers. – Plutarch

Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord. – Plutarch

It is not living that matters, but living rightly. – Plutarch

The wildest colts make the best horses. – Plutarch

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment. – Plutarch

The poor go to war, to fight and be mistreated, and return home to continue their poverty. – Plutarch

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes, the wise and the good learn wisdom for the future. – Plutarch

A loose and roving curiosity is the most unprofitable of all things. – Plutarch

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work. – Plutarch

To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days. – Plutarch

To educate children properly, let them have an abundance of stories. – Plutarch

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

It is not living that matters, but living rightly. – Plutarch

The wildest colts make the best horses. – Plutarch

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment. – Plutarch

The poor go to war, to fight and be mistreated, and return home to continue their poverty. – Plutarch

A loose and roving curiosity is the most unprofitable of all things. – Plutarch