“ It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended but the glory belongs to our ancestors. Plutarch
“ The future bears down upon each one of us with all the hazards of the unknown. The only way out is through. Plutarch
“ No man ever wetted clay and then left it as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune. Plutarch
“ Agesilaus the Spartan king was once invited to hear a mimic imitate the nightingale but declined with the comment that he had heard the nightingale itself. Plutarch
“ To make an action honorable, it ought to be agreeable to the age, and other circumstances of the person; since it is circumstance and proper measure that give an action its character, and make it eith… Plutarch
“ The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them. Plutarch
“ Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage. Plutarch
“ To make no mistakes is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future. Plutarch
