“The measure of a man's life is the well spending of it, and not the length.”
Quote by Plutarch
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Plutarch's Complete Works
This volume includes Plutarch's famous Parallel Lives, which compares the lives of notable figures from Greece and Rome, as well as his Moralia, a collection of essays and treatises on various subjects. more
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