Anacharsis said a man's felicity consists not in the outward and visible
favours and blessings of Fortune, but in the inward and unseen perfections
and riches of the mind.
-- Plutarch (46-120 AD)
-- The Banquet of the Seven Wise Men, 11
favours and blessings of Fortune, but in the inward and unseen perfections
and riches of the mind.
-- Plutarch (46-120 AD)
-- The Banquet of the Seven Wise Men, 11
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