Plutarch’s Essays and Miscellanies, Volume 1

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Author

Plutarch, 46-120?

Title

Plutarch's essays and miscellanies, Vol. 1 (of 5) : Comprising all his works collected under the title of "Morals"

Original Publication

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1898, copyright 1905, pubdate 1911.

Credits

Wouter Franssen, Stephen Rowland, Brian Wilcox, The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature

Subject

Ethics

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78134

Release Date

March 7, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Plutarch’s Essays And Miscellanies — Comprising all his Works Collected under the Title of “Morals” · Translated from the Greek by Several Hands Corrected and Revised by WILLIAM W. GOODWIN, Ph.D., Professor of Greek Literature in Harvard University In Five Volumes · Volume One
2. 2.EDITOR’S PREFACE.
3. 3.INTRODUCTION.
4. 4.CONTENTS OF VOLUME FIRST. WITH THE TRANSLATORS’ NAMES.
5. 5.Untitled
6. 6.A DISCOURSE TOUCHING THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN.
7. 7.CONCERNING THE CURE OF ANGER. A DIALOGUE. SYLLA, FUNDANUS.
8. 8.OF BASHFULNESS.
9. 9.THAT VIRTUE MAY BE TAUGHT.
10. 10.THE ACCOUNT OF THE LAWS AND CUSTOMS OF THE LACEDAEMONIANS. 46
11. 11.CONCERNING MUSIC. 51 ONESICRATES, SOTERICHUS, LYSIAS.
12. 12.OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. PLUTARCH WISHETH ALL HEALTH TO HIS PACCIUS.
13. 13.OF SUPERSTITION OR INDISCREET DEVOTION.
14. 14.THE APOPHTHEGMS OR REMARKABLE SAYINGS OF KINGS AND GREAT COMMANDERS. — PLUTARCH TO TRAJAN THE EMPEROR WISHETH PROSPERITY. — ROMAN APOPHTHEGMS.
15. 15.PLUTARCH’S RULES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH. A DIALOGUE. MOSCHIO, ZEUXIPPUS.
16. 16.HOW A MAN MAY RECEIVE ADVANTAGE AND PROFIT FROM HIS ENEMIES.
17. 17.CONSOLATION TO APOLLONIUS.
18. 18.CONCERNING THE VIRTUES OF WOMEN. — Example 1. Of the Trojan Women. — Example 2. Of the Phocian Women. — Example 3. Of the Women of Chios. — Example 4. Of the Argive Women. — Example 5. Of the Persian Women. — Example 6. Of the Celtic Women. — Example 7. Of the Melian Women. — Example 8. Of the Tyrrhene Women. — Example 9. Of the Lycian Women. — Example 10. Of the Women of Salmantica. — Example 11. Of the Women of Milesia. — Example 12. Of the Women of Cios. — Example 13. Of the Phocian Women. — Example 14. Valeria and Cloelia. — Example 15. Of Micca and Megisto. — Example 16. Of Pieria. — Example 17. Of Polycrita. — Example 18. Of Lampsace. — Example 19. Aretaphila. — Example 20. Camma. — Example 21. Stratonica. — Example 22. Chiomara. — Example 23. Of the Woman of Pergamus. — Example 24. Timoclea. — Example 25. Eryxo. — Example 26. Xenocrita. — Example 27. The Wife of Pythes.
19. 19.LACONIC APOPHTHEGMS; OR REMARKABLE SAYINGS OF THE SPARTANS. — Of Agasicles. — Of Agesilaus the Great. — Agesilaus to the Ephors , Greeting. — Of Agesipolis the Son of Cleombrotus. — Of Agesipolis the Son of Pausanias. — Of Agis the Son of Archidamus. — Of Agis the Younger. — Of Agis the Last. — Of Acrotatus. — Of Alcamenes the Son of Teleclus. — Of Alexandridas. — Of Anaxander the Son of Eurycrates. — Of Anaxilas. — Of Androclidas. — Of Antalcidas. — Of Antiochus. — Of Aregeus. — Of Ariston. — Of Archidamidas. — Of Archidamus the Son of Zeuxidamus. — Of Archidamus the Son of Agesilaus. — Of Astycratidas. — Of Bias. — Of Brasidas. — Of Damonidas. — Of Damindas. — Of Dercyllidas. — Of Demaratus. — Of Emprepes. — Of Epaenetus. — Of Euboidas. — Of Eudamidas the Son of Archidamus. — Of Eurycratidas the Son of Anaxandridas. — Of Zeuxidamus. — Of Herondas. — Of Thearidas. — Of Themisteas. — Of Theopompus. — Of Thorycion. — Of Thectamenes. — Of Hippodamus. — Of Hippocratidas. — Of Callicratidas. — Of Cleombrotus the Son of Pausanias. — Of Cleomenes the Son of Anaxandridas. — Of Cleomenes the Son of Cleombrotus. — Of Labotus. — Of Leotychidas. — Of Leotychidas the Son of Aristo. — Of Leo the Son of Eucratidas. — Of Leonidas the Son of Anaxandridas. — Of Lochagus. — Of Lycurgus the Lawgiver. — Of Lysander. — Of Namertes. — Of Nicander. — Of Panthoidas. — Of Pausanias the Son of Cleombrotus. — Of Pausanias the Son of Plistoanax. — Of Paedaretus. — Of Plistarchus. — Of Plistoanax. — Of Polydorus. — Of Polycratidas. — Of Phoebidas. — Of Soos. — Of Telecrus. — Of Charillus. — THE REMARKABLE SPEECHES OF SOME OBSCURE MEN AMONGST THE SPARTANS.
20. 20.OF HEARING. — The Introduction. — Remarks about Hearing in general. — More General Rules about Hearing. — Directions concerning Attention. — Caution about Admiration. — How to separate the Useful Part of a Discourse. — Of asking Questions. — Directions concerning Praising. — Not to be too prone to commend. — Care to be observed in Praising Persons of all Qualities. — Of bearing Admonitions and Reproofs. — The Difficulties in Philosophy vincible. — A Concluding Exhortation.
21. 21.OF LARGE ACQUAINTANCE; OR, AN ESSAY TO PROVE THE FOLLY OF SEEKING MANY FRIENDS.
22. 22.THE FIRST ORATION OF PLUTARCH CONCERNING THE FORTUNE OR VIRTUE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
23. 23.THE SECOND ORATION OF PLUTARCH CONCERNING THE FORTUNE OR VIRTUE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
24. 24.INDEX.

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