Alexander esteemed it more kingly to govern himself than to conquer his enemies. Plutarch More Quotes by Plutarch More Quotes From Plutarch Pittacus said, "Every one of you hath his particular plague, and my wife is mine; and he is very happy who hath this only". Plutarch very-happywifesaid The first evil those who are prone to talk suffer, is that they hear nothing. Plutarch sufferingevilfirsts Of all the disorders in the soul, envy is the only one no one confesses to. Plutarch envydisordersoul ... being perpetually charmed by his familiar siren, that is, by his geometry, he neglected to eat and drink and took no care of his person; that he was often carried by force to the baths, and when there he would trace geometrical figures in the ashes of the fire, and with his finger draws lines upon his body when it was anointed with oil, being in a state of great ecstasy and divinely possessed by his science. Plutarch oilfiremath Men who marry wives very much superior to themselves are not so truly husbands to their wives as they are unawares made slaves to their position. Plutarch wifehusbandmen I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be; and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised. Plutarch raisedveilsmortals The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it. Plutarch meditationtimemen We are more sensible of what is done against custom than against nature. Plutarch traditiondonesensible In human life there is constant change of fortune; and it is unreasonable to expect an exemption from the common fate. Life itself decays, and all things are daily changing. Plutarch fatechangelife Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause. Plutarch couragefearjustice Moral good is a practical stimulus; it is no sooner seen than it inspires an impulse to practice. Plutarch practiceinspirationalinspire As to Caesar, when he was called upon, he gave no testimony against Clodius, nor did he affirm that he was certain of any injury done to his bed. He only said, He had divorced Pompeia because the wife of Caesar ought not only to be clear of such a crime, but of the very suspicion of it. Plutarch wifebeddone It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. Plutarch ancestryfamilyglory The Epicureans, according to whom animals had no creation, doe suppose that by mutation of one into another, they were first made; for they are the substantial part of the world; like as Anaxagoras and Euripides affirme in these tearmes: nothing dieth, but in changing as they doe one for another they show sundry formes. Plutarch changeanimalscience ...To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage Plutarch dolphinsphilosophergranted Not by lamentations and mournful chants ought we to celebrate the funeral of a good man, but by hymns; for, ion ceasing to be numbered with mortals, he enters upon the heritage of a diviner life. Since he is gone where he feels no pain, let us not indulge in too much grief. The soul is incapable of death. And he, like a bird not long enough in his cage to become attached to it, is free to fly away to a purer air. . . . Since we cherish a trust like this, let our outward actions be in accord with it, and let us keep our hearts pure and our minds calm. Plutarch paingrieflife Wickedness is a wonderfully diligent architect of misery, of shame, accompanied with terror, and commotion, and remorse, and endless perturbation. Plutarch wickednessshamemisery Speech is like cloth of Arras opened and put abroad, whereby the imagery doth appear in figure; whereas in thoughts they lie but as packs. Plutarch speechfigureslying It is circumstance and proper measure that give an action its character, and make it either good or bad. Plutarch personalitygivingcharacter Good fortune will elevate even petty minds, and give them the appearance of a certain greatness and stateliness, as from their high place they look down upon the world; but the truly noble and resolved spirit raises itself, and becomes more conspicuous in times of disaster and ill fortune. Plutarch greatnessmindgiving
