When all were astonished because, after he had grown old, he handled matters with mildness and gentleness, he said, ‘Time was when I craved power, but now I crave repute and goodwill among men.’
Plutarch. Moralia. with an English Translation by. Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1931. 3.
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