About Plutarch
Plutarch (; Ancient Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos, Koinē Greek: [ˈplúːtarkʰos]; c. AD 40 – 120s) was a Greek 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 Greeks and Romans, and...
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It is certainly desirable to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.
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For all their strength, men were sometimes like little children.