There is never the body of a man, how strong and stout soever, if it be troubled and inflamed, but will take more harm and offense by wine being poured into it.
Either is both, and Both is neither. - Plutarch
Either is both, and Both is neither.
- Plutarch
From Themistocles began the saying, "He is a second Hercules." - Plutarch
From Themistocles began the saying, "He is a second Hercules."
The great god Pan is dead. - Plutarch
The great god Pan is dead.
Barba non facit philosophum - Plutarch
Barba non facit philosophum
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly. - Plutarch
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. - Plutarch
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. - Plutarch
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better. - Plutarch
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
For the wise man, every day is a festival. - Plutarch
For the wise man, every day is a festival.
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