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Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them.
Plutarch

Biography

Author Profession: Philosopher
Nationality: Greek
Born: 46
Died: 120

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The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
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I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
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Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.
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An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
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Character is simply habit long continued.
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