Plutarch's Morals: Ethical EssaysGeorge Bell and Sons, 1888 - 408 pages |
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... keep flatterers and para- sites in their retinue - an accursed set of wretches , the defilers and pest of youth ; others keep mistresses and common prostitutes , wanton and costly ; others waste their money in eating ; others come to ...
... keep flatterers and para- sites in their retinue - an accursed set of wretches , the defilers and pest of youth ; others keep mistresses and common prostitutes , wanton and costly ; others waste their money in eating ; others come to ...
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... keep in all things the mean between extremes is artistic and proper . And , while I am still on this topic , I wish to give my opinion , that I regard a monotonous speech first as no small proof of want of taste , next as likely to gene ...
... keep in all things the mean between extremes is artistic and proper . And , while I am still on this topic , I wish to give my opinion , that I regard a monotonous speech first as no small proof of want of taste , next as likely to gene ...
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... keep his temper in control . And those who can unite political ability with philosophy I regard as perfect men , for I take them to attain two of the greatest blessings , serving the state in a public capacity , and living the calm and ...
... keep his temper in control . And those who can unite political ability with philosophy I regard as perfect men , for I take them to attain two of the greatest blessings , serving the state in a public capacity , and living the calm and ...
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... keep adding a little , and do so frequently , it will soon be a lot . ” 2 And let not fathers forget , that thus cultivating the memory is not only good for education , but is also a great aid in the business of life . For the ...
... keep adding a little , and do so frequently , it will soon be a lot . ” 2 And let not fathers forget , that thus cultivating the memory is not only good for education , but is also a great aid in the business of life . For the ...
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... keep our boys also from association with bad men , for they will catch some of their villany . This was the meaning of Pythagoras ' enig- matical precepts , which I shall quote and explain , as they give no slight momentum towards the ...
... keep our boys also from association with bad men , for they will catch some of their villany . This was the meaning of Pythagoras ' enig- matical precepts , which I shall quote and explain , as they give no slight momentum towards the ...
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