Plutarch

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."

"What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality."

"Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier."

"Know thyself."

"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."

"Character is destiny."

"The first step toward great deeds is the knowledge that we are capable of great deeds."

"Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely mindful of our duty."

"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable."

"When the flower blooms, bees come uninvited."

"Silence is a lesson learned from the many troubles of life."

"For to err in opinion, though it be not according to knowledge, is safer than to find out some truth by evil means."

"The richest man is he that wants the fewest things."

"I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod."

"Perseverance is more prevailing than violence."

"Our fortune is mixed; we should mix it with patience."

"It were absurd to expect dumb animals to obey, who have made no contract with us."

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

"The mere existence of an illusion is not grounds for denying the reality of the object apparently illuded about."

"How then shall we expect charity towards others, when we are so angry with ourselves?"

"When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings."

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants and a contented mind."

"The mind is everything; what we think we become."

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."

"It is impossible to live pleasurably without living prudently, honorably, and justly."

"Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is an echo, power is a shadow."

"All evil begins with one step."

"There is no such thing as foolish question when asked sincerely."

"Time is the wisest counselor of all."

"The measure of a person is what they do with power."