Men who marry wives very much superior to themselves are not so truly husbands to their wives as they are unawares made slaves to their position.
PlutarchOur senses through ignorance of Reality, falsely tell us that what appears to be, is. FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
PlutarchSo long as he was personally present, [Alcibiades] had the perfect mastery of his political adversaries; calumny only succeeded in his absence.
PlutarchCourage and wisdom are, indeed, rarities amongst men, but of all that is good, a just man it would seem is the most scarce.
PlutarchFor there is no virtue, the honour and credit for which procures a man more odium from the elite than that of justice; and this, because more than any other, it acquires a man power and authority among the common people. For they only honour the valiant and admire the wise, while in addition they also love just men, and put entire trust and confidence in them.
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