For there is no virtue, the honor and credit for which procures a man more odium than that of justice; and this, because more than any other, it acqu… - Plutarch

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For there is no virtue, the honor and credit for which procures a man more odium than that of justice; and this, because more than any other, it acquires a man power and authority among the common people.

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About Plutarch

Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (c. 46 – 120) was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist.

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Native Name: L. Mestrius Plutarchus Πλούταρχος
Alternative Names: Plutarchus Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Plutarchos Plutarch of Chaeronea Ploutarchos

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Ciascuna per la sua bellezza allora era immediatamente antica, oggi, dopo molto tempo, è recente, nuova e rigogliosa. Sulle opere di Pericle fiorisce come una giovinezza perenne, esse si conservano allo sguardo indenni nel tempo, quasi posseggano infuso un respiro sempre fresco e un'anima che non conosce vecchiezza.

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