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"It is a difficult thing for a man to resist the natural necessity of mortal passions."
MoraliaI am whatever was, or is, or will be; and my veil no mortal ever took — Moralia
"I am whatever was, or is, or will be; and my veil no mortal ever took up."
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The Moralia is a set of essays ascribed to the 1st-century scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea. The eclectic collection contains 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They provide insights into Roman and Greek life, but they also include timeless observations. Many generations of Europeans have read or imitated them, including Michel de Montaigne, Renaissance Humanists and Enlightenment philosophers.
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