Plutarch's Morals: Ethical EssaysGeorge Bell and Sons, 1888 - 408 pages |
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... BODY ARE WORSE ON ABUNDANCE OF FRIENDS . . . . . 118 142 145 HOW ONE MAY DISCERN A FLATTERER FROM A FRIEND HOW A MAN MAY BE BENEFITED BY HIS ENEMIES 153 201 ON TALKATIVENESS 214 ON CURIOSITY 238 ON SHYNESS 252 ON RESTRAINING ANGER 267 ...
... BODY ARE WORSE ON ABUNDANCE OF FRIENDS . . . . . 118 142 145 HOW ONE MAY DISCERN A FLATTERER FROM A FRIEND HOW A MAN MAY BE BENEFITED BY HIS ENEMIES 153 201 ON TALKATIVENESS 214 ON CURIOSITY 238 ON SHYNESS 252 ON RESTRAINING ANGER 267 ...
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... body ill in body , passing over the experienced physician , should , to gratify his friend , call him in , and so throw away his life ; or as if to gratify one's friend one should reject the best pilot and choose him instead . Zeus and ...
... body ill in body , passing over the experienced physician , should , to gratify his friend , call him in , and so throw away his life ; or as if to gratify one's friend one should reject the best pilot and choose him instead . Zeus and ...
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... body ought to be not only sound but in good condi- tion , so speech ought to be not only not feeble but vigorous . For a safe mediocrity is indeed praised , but a bold venture- someness is also admired . I am also of the same opinion ...
... body ought to be not only sound but in good condi- tion , so speech ought to be not only not feeble but vigorous . For a safe mediocrity is indeed praised , but a bold venture- someness is also admired . I am also of the same opinion ...
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... body , men have found two branches , medicine and exercise : the former of which gives health , and the latter good condition of body ; but philosophy is the only cure for the maladies and disorders of the soul . For with her as ruler ...
... body , men have found two branches , medicine and exercise : the former of which gives health , and the latter good condition of body ; but philosophy is the only cure for the maladies and disorders of the soul . For with her as ruler ...
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... body well , partly with a view to strength . For good habit of body in boys is the foundation of a good old age . For as in fine weather we ought to lay up for winter , so in youth one ought to form good habits and live soberly so as to ...
... body well , partly with a view to strength . For good habit of body in boys is the foundation of a good old age . For as in fine weather we ought to lay up for winter , so in youth one ought to form good habits and live soberly so as to ...
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