About Plutarch
Plutarch (; Ancient Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos, Koine Greek: [ˈplúːtarkʰos]; before AD 50 – after 120) was a Greek and later Roman Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious...
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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
It is certainly desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.
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It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
Maybe I wanted to hear it so badly that my ears betrayed my mind in order to secure my heart.
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.
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