Quotes by : Plutarch

As to Caesar when he was called upon he gave no testimony against Clodius nor did he affirm that he....

The wildest colts make the best horses.

... man by nature is not a wild or unsocial creature, neither was he born so, but makes himself what....

Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yield themselves up when taken little by....

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn....

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood.....

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune.

Good fortune will elevate even petty minds, and gives them the appearance of a certain greatness and....