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"The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting."
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PlutarchA prating barber asked Archelaus how he would be trimmed. He answered, — Plutarch
"A prating barber asked Archelaus how he would be trimmed. He answered, "In silence."
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Plutarch was a Greek and later Roman Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a collection of essays and speeches. Upon becoming a Roman citizen, he was possibly named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus.
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