Plutarch's Morals: Ethical EssaysGeorge Bell and Sons, 1888 - 408 pages |
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... asking for books or money for books , he makes the following remark : " How kind Arcisi- laus the philosopher was unto Apelles the painter , Plutark in his Morals will tell you . ' 991 In 1882 the Reverend C. W. King , Senior Fellow of ...
... asking for books or money for books , he makes the following remark : " How kind Arcisi- laus the philosopher was unto Apelles the painter , Plutark in his Morals will tell you . ' 991 In 1882 the Reverend C. W. King , Senior Fellow of ...
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... asked who the mildest Thessalians were , " Those who have done with fighting . ' But why pursue the line of argument further ? For the Greek name for moral virtue is only habit : and if anyone defines moral virtues as habitual virtues ...
... asked who the mildest Thessalians were , " Those who have done with fighting . ' But why pursue the line of argument further ? For the Greek name for moral virtue is only habit : and if anyone defines moral virtues as habitual virtues ...
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... asked how much money a parent ought to pay for his son's education , he answered , " A thousand drachmæ . " And he replying , " Hercules , what a price ! I could buy a slave for as much ; " Aristippus answered , " You shall have two ...
... asked how much money a parent ought to pay for his son's education , he answered , " A thousand drachmæ . " And he replying , " Hercules , what a price ! I could buy a slave for as much ; " Aristippus answered , " You shall have two ...
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... asking whether Stilpo had lost anything , he replied , " Certainly not , for war can make no havoc of virtue . " Corresponding and consonant to this is the answer of Socrates , who when asked , I think by Gorgias , if he had any ...
... asking whether Stilpo had lost anything , he replied , " Certainly not , for war can make no havoc of virtue . " Corresponding and consonant to this is the answer of Socrates , who when asked , I think by Gorgias , if he had any ...
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... asking our father about them . Autobulus . It was on Mount Helicon among the Muses , Flavianus , when the people of Thespia were celebrating their Festival to the God of Love , which they celebrate very magnificently and splendidly ...
... asking our father about them . Autobulus . It was on Mount Helicon among the Muses , Flavianus , when the people of Thespia were celebrating their Festival to the God of Love , which they celebrate very magnificently and splendidly ...
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