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“This vexed Theseus, and determining not to hold aloof, but to share the fortunes of the people, he came forward and offered himself without being drawn by lot. The people all admired his courage and patriotism, and Aegeus finding that his prayers and entreaties had no effect on his unalterable resolution, proceeded to choose the rest by lot.”

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Plutarch Quote: “This vexed Theseus, and determining not to hold aloof, but to share the fortunes of the people, he came forward and offered himself without being drawn by lot. The people all admired his courage and patriotism, and Aegeus finding that his prayers and entreaties had no effect on his unalterable resolution, proceeded to choose the rest by lot.”

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“This vexed Theseus, and determining not to hold aloof, but to share the fortunes of the people, he came forward and offered himself without being drawn by lot. The people all admired his courage and patriotism, and Aegeus finding that his prayers and entreaties had no effect on his unalterable resolution, proceeded to choose the rest by lot.”

Plutarch Quote: “This vexed Theseus, and determining not to hold aloof, but to share the fortunes of the people, he came forward and offered himself without being drawn by lot. The people all admired his courage and patriotism, and Aegeus finding that his prayers and entreaties had no effect on his unalterable resolution, proceeded to choose the rest by lot.”

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Plutarch Quote: “This vexed Theseus, and determining not to hold aloof, but to share the fortunes of the people, he came forward and offered himself without being drawn by lot. The people all admired his courage and patriotism, and Aegeus finding that his prayers and entreaties had no effect on his unalterable resolution, proceeded to choose the rest by lot.”

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Plutarch Quote: “This vexed Theseus, and determining not to hold aloof, but to share the fortunes of the people, he came forward and offered himself without being drawn by lot. The people all admired his courage and patriotism, and Aegeus finding that his prayers and entreaties had no effect on his unalterable resolution, proceeded to choose the rest by lot.”

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3. “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”

4. “I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”

5. “A Spartan woman, as she handed her son his shield, exhorted him saying, “As a warrior of Sparta come back with your shield or on it.””

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6. “For the wise man, every day is a festival.”

7. “Proper listening is the foundation of proper living.”

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8. “God is the brave man’s hope, and not the coward’s excuse.”

9. “No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.”

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10. “The great god Pan is dead.”

11. “Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.”

12. “If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.”

13. “Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.”

14. “A good man will take care of his horses and dogs, not only while they are young, but also when they are old and past service.”

15. “The Spartans do not ask how many are the enemy but where are they.”

16. “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.”

17. “Rest is the sweet sauce of labor.”

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18. “Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.”

19. “The worship most acceptable to God comes from a thankful and cheerful heart.”

20. “Barba non facit philosophum.”

21. “Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.”

22. “It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.”

23. “When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, ‘Action, Action, Action.’”

24. “Instead of using medicine, better fast today.”

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25. “A warrior carries his shield for the sake of the entire line.”

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

27. “To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.”

28. “Wisdom is neither gold, nor silver, nor fame, nor wealth, nor health, nor strength, nor beauty.”

29. “Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resists.”

30. “I see the cure is not worth the pain.”

31. “Caesar’s wife should be above suspicion.”

32. “The talkative listen to no one, for they are ever speaking. And the first evil that attends those who know not to be silent is that they hear nothing.”

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33. “Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.”

34. “Spintharus, speaking in commendation of Epaminondas, says he scarce ever met with any man who knew more and spoke less.”

35. “It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man, you will learn to limp.”

36. “Silence is an answer to a wise man.”

37. “Neither blame or praise yourself.”

38. “Where the lion’s skin will not reach, you must patch it out with the fox’s.”

39. “Wise men are able to make a fitting use even of their enmities.”

40. “But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy.”

41. “Learn to be pleased with everything, with wealth so far as it makes us beneficial to others; with poverty, for not having much to care for; and with obscurity, for being unenvied.”

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

43. “Grief is natural; the absence of all feeling is undesirable, but moderation in grief should be observed, as in the face of all good or evil.”

44. “When the candles are out all women are fair.”

45. “A lover’s soul lives in the body of his mistress.”

46. “The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.”

47. “The measure of a man’s life is the well spending of it, and not the length.”

48. “Extraordinary rains pretty generally fall after great battles.”

49. “When a man’s struggle begins within oneself, the man is worth something.”

50. “Nature and wisdom never are at strife.”

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