Nothing is so naturally haughty and harsh and hard to gover… - Plutarch

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Nothing is so naturally haughty and harsh and hard to govern as a man who has acquired a reputation for success.

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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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So long as he was personally present, [Alcibiades] had the perfect mastery of his political adversaries; calumny only succeeded in his absence.

Nothing is so naturally haughty and harsh and hard to govern as a man who has acquired a reputation for success. - Plutarch

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