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Famous Plutarch Quotes
“Forgetfulness transforms every occurrence into a non-occurrence.”
“The present offers itself to our touch for only an instant of time and then eludes the senses.”
“Gout is not relieved by a fine shoe nor a hangnail by a costly ring nor migraine by a tiara.”
“It is easy to utter what has been kept silent, but impossible to recall what has been uttered.”
Source: Plutarch's Complete Works
“Time which diminishes all things increases understanding for the aging.”
“It is a high distinction for a homely woman to be loved for her character rather than for beauty.”
“The ripeness of adolescence is prodigal in pleasures, skittish, and in need of a bridle.”
Source: Plutarch's Lives
“Vos vestros servate, meos mihi linquite mores You keep to your own ways, and leave mine to me”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch (Illustrated)