I, For My Own Part, Had Much Rather People Should Say Of Me That There Neither Is Nor Ever Was Such A Man As Plutarch

I, For My Own Part, Had Much Rather People Should Say Of Me That There Neither Is Nor Ever Was Such A Man As Plutarch

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I, for my own part, had much rather people should say of me that there
neither is nor ever was such a man as Plutarch, than that they should
say, "Plutarch is an unsteady, fickle, froward, vindictive, and touchy
fellow."
-- Plutarch (46-120 AD)
-- Of Superstition

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