“To make an action honorable, it ought to be agreeable to the age, and other circumstances of the person; since it is circumstance and proper measure that give an action its character, and make it either good or bad.”
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.”
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