Plutarch
Plutarch
Plutarch; c. AD 46 – AD 120) was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist, known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. He is classified as a Middle Platonist. Plutarch's surviving works were written in Greek, but intended for both Greek and Roman readers...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPhilosopher
pain grief medical
Grief is like a physical pain which must be allowed to subside somewhat on its own before medical treatment is applied.
mind add dignity
The generous mind adds dignity to every act, and nothing misbecomes it.
firsts gone intellect
Nothing exists in the intellect that has not first gone through the senses.
wall
Words will build no walls.
moving passion men
Authority and place demonstrate and try the tempers of men, by moving every passion and discovering every frailty.
lying men deceit
Lying is a most disgraceful vice; it first despises God, and then fears men.
warrior lines shields
A warrior carries his shield for the sake of the entire line.
special care answers
When another is asked a question, take special care not to interrupt to answer it yourself.
character men giving
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.
gratitude
Learn to be pleased with everything...because it could always be worse, but isn't!
art voice body
A Locanian having plucked all the feathers off from a nightingale and seeing what a little body it had, "surely," quoth he, "thou art all voice and nothing else.
strong wine men
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.
feelings speak reason
Reason speaks and feeling bites
people opinion said
Once when Phocion had delivered an opinion which pleased the people,... he turned to his friend and said, "Have I not unawares spoken some mischievous thing or other?