521 Quotes by Plutarch

Athenodorus says hydrophobia, or water-dread, was first discovered in the time of Asclepiades.

There were two brothers called Both and Either; perceiving Either was a good, understanding, busy fellow, and Both a silly fellow and good for little, Philip said, "Either is both, and Both is neither.

After he routed Pharnaces Ponticus at the first assault, he wrote thus to his friends: "I came, I saw, I conquered.

Pompey bade Sylla recollect that more worshipped the rising than the setting sun.

Cicero called Aristotle a river of flowing gold, and said of Plato's Dialogues, that if Jupiter were to speak, it would be in language like theirs.

Remember what Simonides said, that he never repented that he had held his tongue, but often that he had spoken.

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

Lampis, the sea commander, being asked how he got his wealth, answered, "My greatest estate I gained easily enough, but the smaller slowly and with much labour.

From Themistocles began the saying, "He is a second Hercules.