Ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting soli... by Plutarch

Ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting solidity or exactness of beauty.

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Statesmen are not only liable to give an account of what they say or do in public, but there is a busy inquiry made into their very meals, beds, marriages, and every other sportive or serious action.

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He who owns a hundred sheep must fight with fifty wolves by Plutarch

He who owns a hundred sheep must fight with fifty wolves

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The ripeness of adolescence is prodigal in pleasures, skittish, a... by Plutarch

The ripeness of adolescence is prodigal in pleasures, skittish, and in need of a bridle.

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Gout is not relieved by a fine shoe nor a hangnail by a costly ri... by Plutarch

Gout is not relieved by a fine shoe nor a hangnail by a costly ring nor migraine by a tiara.

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A traveller at Sparta, standing long upon one leg, said to a Lacedaemonian, "I do not believe you can do as much." "True," said he, "but every goose can."

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Our nature holds so much envy and malice that our pleasure in our own advantages is not so great as our distress at others'.

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Philosophy is an act of living. by Plutarch

Philosophy is an act of living.

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The old proverb was now made good, "the mountain had brought fort... by Plutarch

The old proverb was now made good, "the mountain had brought forth a mouse.

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Rome was in the most dangerous inclination to change on account of the unequal distribution of wealth and property, those of highest rank and greatest spirit having impoverished themselves by shows, entertainments, ambition of offices, and sumptuous buildings, and the riches of the city having thus fallen into the hands of mean and low-born persons. So that there wanted but a slight impetus to set all in motion, it being in the power of every daring man to overturn a sickly commonwealth.

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Children ought to be led to honorable practices by means of encouragement and reasoning, and most certainly not by blows and ill treatment.

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It is not reasonable that he who does not shoot should hit the mark, nor that he who does not stand fast at his post should win the day, or that the helpless man should succeed or the coward prosper.

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When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers... by Plutarch

When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers shun the door.

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Empire may be gained by gold, not gold by empire. It used, indeed, to be a proverb that "It is not Philip, but Philip's gold that takes the cities of Greece.

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For he who gives no fuel to fire puts it out, and likewise he who does not in the beginning nurse his wrath and does not puff himself up with anger takes precautions against it and destroys it.

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Being summoned by the Athenians out of Sicily to plead for his life, Alcibiades absconded, saying that that criminal was a fool who studied a defence when he might fly for it.

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For the rich men without scruple drew the estate into their own hands, excluding the rightful heirs from their succession; and all the wealth being centred upon the few, the generality were poor and miserable. Honourable pursuits, for which there was no longer leisure, were neglected; the state was filled with sordid business, and with hatred and envy of the rich.

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If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes. by Plutarch

If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.

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Nor let us part with justice, like a cheap and common thing, for... by Plutarch

Nor let us part with justice, like a cheap and common thing, for a small and trifling price.

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Whenever Alexander heard Philip had taken any town of importance, or won any signal victory, instead of rejoicing at it altogether, he would tell his companions that his father would anticipate everything, and leave him and them no opportunities of performing great and illustrious actions.

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Wickedness frames the engines of her own torment. She is a wonder... by Plutarch

Wickedness frames the engines of her own torment. She is a wonderful artisan of a miserable life.

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