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Letter "P" » Plutarch Quotes
«In human life there is constant change of fortune; and it is unreasonable to expect an exemption from the common fate. Life itself decays, and all things are daily changing.»
«I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.»
«Good birth is a fine thing, but the merit is our ancestors.»
«Pythagoras, when he was asked what time was, answered that it was the soul of this world»
«It is the admirer of himself, and not the admirer of virtue, that thinks himself superior to others»
«Paulus Aemilius, on taking command of the forces in Macedonia, and finding them talkative and impertinently busy, as though they were all commanders, issued out his orders that they should have only ready hands and keen swords, and leave the rest to»
Author: Plutarch
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commanders, impertinently, issued, Paulus, talkative
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