Nothing is by its own nature calamitous—even poverty, hunger... - Plutarch

"Nothing is by its own nature calamitous—even poverty, hunger, and disease are only so relative to the belief of the sufferer."

Plutarch

Historian Biographer Greece (Chaeronea) 46–120

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"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."

"What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality."

"Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier."

"Know thyself."