He preferred an honest man that wooed his daughter, before a rich man. "I would rather," said Themistocles, "have a man that wants money than money t… - Plutarch
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He preferred an honest man that wooed his daughter, before a rich man. "I would rather," said Themistocles, "have a man that wants money than money that wants a man."
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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (c. 46 – 120) was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist.
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L. Mestrius Plutarchus
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Πλούταρχος
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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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