He detected in the baggage carried by the pack-animals of Memmius, a military tribune, wine coolers set with precious stones, the work of Thericles, 1 and said to him, ‘By such conduct you have made yourself useless to me and your country for thirty days, 2 but useless to yourself for your whole lifetime.’ 3
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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