The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.
— PlutarchOn Listening to Lectures (Tr. Waterfield)
Use itEssay on education; ignite curiosity rather than stuffing minds with facts.
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Plutarch quotes for UPSC
3 sourced quotes by Plutarch on happiness & meaning of life, education & knowledge, with a use case for each in GS4, Essay and interviews.
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The measure of a man's life is the well spending of it, and not the length.
— PlutarchConsolation to Apollonius
Use itEssay on meaningful life; measure life by how well it's spent, not its length.
Socrates thought that if all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence every one must take an equal portion, most persons would be contented to take their own and depart.
— PlutarchConsolation to Apollonius
Use itLife: when envying others; most would keep their own troubles over someone else's.