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“Children are to be won to follow liberal studies by exhortations and rational motives, and on no account to be forced thereto by whipping.”

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Book:Plutarch's Morals

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Plutarch's Morals

Comprising a series of treatises, this work explores various aspects of ethics, character, and virtue through historical anecdotes and comparisons of famous figures from Greek and Roman history. more

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Plutarch

Plutarch, a renowned Greek historian and biographer, was born in 45 AD and died in 120 AD. His works are characterized by rigorous historical research and profound moral contemplation, having a profound impact on later generations. more

“Having a baby isn't so bad. If you're a female Emperor penguin in the Antarctic. She lays the egg, rolls it over to the father, then takes off for warmer weather where she eats and eats and eats. For two months, the father stands stiff, without food, blind in the 24-hour dark, balancing the egg on his feet. After the little penguin is hatched, the mother sees fit to come home.”

Ifs Littles Two Home Mother Father Hours Dark Feet Baby Months Fit Female Blind Lays Weather Eggs Coming Home Emperor Two Months Having A Baby Penguins Egg Rolls

Author:L. M. Boyd

“He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.”

Night Courses Wine Senses Judgement Sober Intoxicated

Book:Gulistan or Rose Garden

Source: Gulistan or Rose Garden

“He who laughs does not believe in what he laughs at, but neither does he hate it. Therefore, laughing at evil means not preparing oneself to combat it, and laughing at good means denying the power through which good is self-propagating.”

Believe Mean Doe Self Hate Evil Laughing Oneself Combat Preparing

Book:Name of the Rose

Source: Name of the Rose

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