“[Theseus] soon found himself involved in factions and troubles; those who long had hated him had now added to their hatred contempt; and the minds of the people were so generally corrupted, that, instead of obeying commands with silence, they expected to be flattered into their duty.”
Plutarch“I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be; and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.”
Plutarch“To make no mistakes is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future. ”
Plutarch“Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.”
Plutarch“No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune.”
Plutarch“I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.”
Plutarch“The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.”
Plutarch“To make no mistakes is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.”
Plutarch