Greek - Philosopher | 46 - 120
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.
Plutarch
PoetryPaintingSilentSpeaks
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
FireIntelligenceMindVesselFilled
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
InspirationalChangeRealityAchieve
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
FriendshipChangeFriendShadowNeed
The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education.
EducationGoodHonestyLieSpring
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
BetterEasyFindDifficultFault
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.
PerseveranceTogetherViolenceMore
The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.
PeopleRealBenefitsWhoHeThem
Character is long-standing habit.
CharacterHabitLong-Standing
Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.
WisdomSilenceBetterSpeechSeason
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.
GoodGreatManGood ManRiskNoble
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
RichPoorBetweenMostImbalance
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Plutarch quotes