Plutarch's Morals: Ethical EssaysGeorge Bell and Sons, 1888 - 408 pages |
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... Anger , " and " On Contentedness of Mind , ” prov- ing conclusively what a storehouse he found the Moralia , we have evidence that that most delightful poet , Robert Herrick , read the Moralia , too , when at Cambridge , so that one ...
... Anger , " and " On Contentedness of Mind , ” prov- ing conclusively what a storehouse he found the Moralia , we have evidence that that most delightful poet , Robert Herrick , read the Moralia , too , when at Cambridge , so that one ...
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... ANGER 267 ON CONTENTEDNESS OF MIND 289 ON ENVY AND HATRED . . . 312 HOW ONE CAN PRAISE ONESELF WITHOUT EXCITING ENVY ON THOSE WHO ARE PUNISHED BY THE DEITY LATE AGAINST BORROWING MONEY . 315 331 • • 365 " " WHETHER " LIVE UNKNOWN BE A ...
... ANGER 267 ON CONTENTEDNESS OF MIND 289 ON ENVY AND HATRED . . . 312 HOW ONE CAN PRAISE ONESELF WITHOUT EXCITING ENVY ON THOSE WHO ARE PUNISHED BY THE DEITY LATE AGAINST BORROWING MONEY . 315 331 • • 365 " " WHETHER " LIVE UNKNOWN BE A ...
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... anger . These I regard as the principal blessings that philosophy teaches . For to enjoy prosperity nobly shows a man ; and to enjoy it with- out exciting envy shows a moderate man ; and to conquer the passions by reason argues a wise ...
... anger . These I regard as the principal blessings that philosophy teaches . For to enjoy prosperity nobly shows a man ; and to enjoy it with- out exciting envy shows a moderate man ; and to conquer the passions by reason argues a wise ...
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... anger . And partridges when they are pursued with their young let them fly on , and , contriving their safety , themselves fly so near the sportsmen as to be almost caught , and then wheel round , and again fly back and make the ...
... anger . And partridges when they are pursued with their young let them fly on , and , contriving their safety , themselves fly so near the sportsmen as to be almost caught , and then wheel round , and again fly back and make the ...
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... anger ; for whatever love has a fancy to , it will buy even at the cost of life , money , and reputation . Who lives a more quiet life in our town than Ismenodora ? When did ever any ugly rumour attach itself to her ? When did ever any ...
... anger ; for whatever love has a fancy to , it will buy even at the cost of life , money , and reputation . Who lives a more quiet life in our town than Ismenodora ? When did ever any ugly rumour attach itself to her ? When did ever any ...
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