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Letter "P" » Plutarch Quotes
«To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days.»
«Demosthenes overcame and rendered more distinct his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation by speaking with pebbles in his mouth»
Author: Plutarch
(Author, Biographer)
| About:
Communication
| Keywords:
Demosthenes, distinct, inarticulate, overcame, pebbles, pronunciation, rendered, stammer, stammering
«Prosperity has this property; it puffs up narrow souls, makes them imagine themselves high and mighty, and leads them to look down upon the world with contempt; but a truly noble spirit appears greatest in distress; and then becomes more bright and c»
«The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of glory, except so far as it disposes and eases his way to action by the greater trust that it procures him.»
«It is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man's oration, nay, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome»
Author: Plutarch
(Author, Biographer)
| Keywords:
difficulty, extremely, nay, nays, objections, oration, orations, produce, raise, troublesome
«Someone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, Cato, the elder, said, ''There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.''»
Author: Plutarch
(Author, Biographer)
| Keywords:
bravery, Cato, Cato The Elder, elder, foolhardy, praising
«It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.»
«To do an evil act is base. To do a good one without incurring danger, is common enough. But it is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds though he risks everything in doing them.»
«Abstain from beans.»
«When the strong box contains no more both friends and flatterers shun the door.»
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