They should live all together on an equal footing; merit to… - Plutarch

" "
They should live all together on an equal footing; merit to be their only road to eminence, and the disgrace of evil, and credit of worthy acts, their one measure of difference between man and man.

Plutarch

This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references

meritocracy equality eminence

English

Collect this quote

About Plutarch

Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (c. 46 – 120) was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Native Name: L. Mestrius Plutarchus • Πλούταρχος

Alternative Names: Plutarchus • Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus • Plutarchos • Plutarch of Chaeronea • Ploutarchos

All quotes from Plutarch Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Plutarch:

Jonathan Swift Seneca Samuel Johnson Francis Bacon Benjamin Franklin

Additional quotes by Plutarch

Nothing is so naturally haughty and harsh and hard to govern as a man who has acquired a reputation for success.

Thus ambitious spirits in a commonwealth, when they transgress their bounds, are apt to do more harm than good.

Thus they let their anger and fury take from them the sense of humanity, and demonstrated that no beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

They should live all together on an equal footing; merit to be their only road to eminence, and the disgrace of evil, and credit of worthy acts, thei… - Plutarch

About Plutarch

Also Known As

Advanced Search Filters

Additional quotes by Plutarch

Try QuoteGPT