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When one asked him what boys should learn, "That," said he, "which they shall use when men." - Plutarch
" "When one asked him what boys should learn, "That," said he, "which they shall use when men."
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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
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Πλούταρχος
Alternative Names:
Plutarchus
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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
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Plutarchos
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Plutarch of Chaeronea
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Ploutarchos
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