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But for the sake of some little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born into the world to enjoy. Mestrius Plutarchus		Thursday Apr 25, 2024
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About Alexander III 'the Great'

	Alexander III 'the Great'
	(356 BC-323 BC) Of Mecedon - the King -336 -323 -Plutarch, Apothegms.

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