Plutarch's Morals: Ethical EssaysGeorge Bell and Sons, 1888 - 408 pages |
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... hand , consisting of various Essays on various subjects ( only twenty - six of which are directly ethical , though they have given their name to the Moralia ) , are declared by Mr. Paley " to be practically almost unknown to most ...
... hand , consisting of various Essays on various subjects ( only twenty - six of which are directly ethical , though they have given their name to the Moralia ) , are declared by Mr. Paley " to be practically almost unknown to most ...
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... hand the sons of illustrious parents are full of pride and arro- gance . As an instance of this it is recorded of Diophantus , 3 the son of Themistocles , that he often used to say to various people " that he could do what he pleased ...
... hand the sons of illustrious parents are full of pride and arro- gance . As an instance of this it is recorded of Diophantus , 3 the son of Themistocles , that he often used to say to various people " that he could do what he pleased ...
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... hands of the artificer : and chariot wheels bent by some strain can never recover their original symmetry : and the ... hand a soil exceedingly rough and sterile by being farmed well produces excellent crops . And what trees do not by ...
... hands of the artificer : and chariot wheels bent by some strain can never recover their original symmetry : and the ... hand a soil exceedingly rough and sterile by being farmed well produces excellent crops . And what trees do not by ...
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... hands of tutors , great care must be taken that we do not hand them over to slaves , or foreigners , or flighty per- sons . For what happens nowadays in many cases is highly ridiculous : good slaves are made farmers , or sailors , or ...
... hands of tutors , great care must be taken that we do not hand them over to slaves , or foreigners , or flighty per- sons . For what happens nowadays in many cases is highly ridiculous : good slaves are made farmers , or sailors , or ...
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... accustom your son to take his food in his right hand , and chide him if he " " 1 1 Plato , " Clitophon , " p . 255 , D. 2 Compare Diogenes Laertius , ii . 72 . 2 : offers his left , whereas you care very little 6 PLUTARCH'S MORALS .
... accustom your son to take his food in his right hand , and chide him if he " " 1 1 Plato , " Clitophon , " p . 255 , D. 2 Compare Diogenes Laertius , ii . 72 . 2 : offers his left , whereas you care very little 6 PLUTARCH'S MORALS .
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