{"author":"Plutarch","author_id":"Plutarch","total_quotes":77,"quotes":[{"text":"The present offers itself to our touch for only an instant of time and then eludes the senses.","author":"Plutarch","tags":["present"],"id":2001,"author_id":"Plutarch"},{"text":"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future. ","author":"Plutarch","tags":["learning","future","good "],"id":6979,"author_id":"Plutarch"},{"text":"The Spartans do not ask how many are the enemy but where are they.","author":"Plutarch","tags":["inspirational-attitude"],"id":7894,"author_id":"Plutarch"},{"text":"These things sensibly affected Theseus, who, thinking it but just not to disregard, but rather partake of, the sufferings of his fellow citizens, offered himself for one without any lot. All else were struck with admiration for the nobleness and with love for the goodness of the act.","author":"Plutarch","tags":["leadership","responsibility","sacrifice","theseus"],"id":25985,"author_id":"Plutarch"},{"text":"An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.","author":"Plutarch","tags":["political-philosophy","poverty","republic"],"id":33436,"author_id":"Plutarch"},{"text":"Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.","author":"Plutarch","tags":["cowardice","excess","between "],"id":46871,"author_id":"Plutarch"},{"text":"Medicine to produce health must examine disease; and music, to create harmony must investigate discord.","author":"Plutarch","tags":["health","medicine","harmony "],"id":50133,"author_id":"Plutarch"},{"text":"Prosperity is not just scale  adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.","author":"Plutarch","tags":["friendship","times"],"id":60217,"author_id":"Plutarch"},{"text":"Agesilaus  the Spartan king  was once invited to hear a mimic imitate the nightingale  but declined with the comment that he had heard the nightingale itself.","author":"Plutarch","tags":["imitation"],"id":84760,"author_id":"Plutarch"},{"text":"Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.","author":"Plutarch","tags":["acceptance"],"id":87112,"author_id":"Plutarch"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":77,"pages":8,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}