Plutarch's Morals: Ethical EssaysGeorge Bell and Sons, 1888 - 408 pages |
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... pains- taking . The wonderful efficacy and power of long and continuous labour you may see indeed every day in the world around you.1 you . Thus water continually dropping wears away rocks : and iron and steel are moulded by the hands ...
... pains- taking . The wonderful efficacy and power of long and continuous labour you may see indeed every day in the world around you.1 you . Thus water continually dropping wears away rocks : and iron and steel are moulded by the hands ...
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... pain of blows , partly on account of being reviled . But praise or censure are far more useful than abuse to the ... pains with the boys , if they have from time to time to give an account of their progress , Hence the propriety of that ...
... pain of blows , partly on account of being reviled . But praise or censure are far more useful than abuse to the ... pains with the boys , if they have from time to time to give an account of their progress , Hence the propriety of that ...
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... pains to teach our sons self - control , emulating the conduct of Eurydice , who , though an Illyrian and more than a barbarian , to teach her sons educated herself though late in life , and her love to them is well depicted in the ...
... pains to teach our sons self - control , emulating the conduct of Eurydice , who , though an Illyrian and more than a barbarian , to teach her sons educated herself though late in life , and her love to them is well depicted in the ...
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... pain in her womb . But the love to one's offspring implanted by nature , moves and influences the mother even then : in the very height of her throes , she neglects not nor flees from her babe , but turns to it and smiles at it , and ...
... pain in her womb . But the love to one's offspring implanted by nature , moves and influences the mother even then : in the very height of her throes , she neglects not nor flees from her babe , but turns to it and smiles at it , and ...
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... pain . " Nevertheless , parents do not cease to bring up sons , even when they can least need them . For it is ridiculous to suppose that the rich , when they have sons , sacrifice and rejoice that they will have people to take care of ...
... pain . " Nevertheless , parents do not cease to bring up sons , even when they can least need them . For it is ridiculous to suppose that the rich , when they have sons , sacrifice and rejoice that they will have people to take care of ...
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