I see the cure is not worth the pain.
Interpretation
Sometimes the potential for a solution may not justify the suffering required to achieve it.
This quote by Plutarch suggests that certain remedies or solutions in life may not be worth the struggle or pain that comes with them. It reflects on the philosophical idea that while we may seek to resolve our issues, we must evaluate whether the outcome is truly beneficial in comparison to the hardships we endure to achieve it.
In practice
During a motivational speech about the sacrifices necessary for personal growth.
Sometimes small incidents, rather than glorious exploits, give us the best evidence of character. So, as portrait painters are more exact in doing the face, where the character is revealed, than the rest of the body, I must be allowed to give my more particular attention to the marks of the souls of men.
It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt.
Come back with your shield - or on it
The richest soil, if uncultivated, produces the rankest weeds.
For the correct analogy for the mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.
Our senses through ignorance of Reality, falsely tell us that what appears to be, is. FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
You must remember the value that you add to others and not just what others have added to you. That's how we build self-worth, which, in my opinion, is just as important as net worth.
The growth of the mind is the widening of the range of consciousness, and each step forward has been a most painful and laborious achievement.
The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.
Our greatest duty and our main responsibility is to help others. But please, if you can't help them, would you please not hurt them.
If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments.
Life is short and the time of death is uncertain; so apply yourself to meditation. Avoid doing evil, and acquire merit, to the best of your ability, even at the cost of life itself. In short: Act so that you have no cause to be ashamed of yourselves and hold fast to this rule.
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