Quotes by Plutarch

The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.

I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.

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

Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

I dont need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod my shadow does that much better.

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.

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.