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Plutarch (c. 46 – 120 AD): Alternative translation and source from Wikiquote
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==Plutarch (c. 46 – 120 AD)==
==Plutarch (c. 46 – 120 AD)==


* The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
* The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. Alternative translation: The correct analogy for the mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting...
:On Listening to Lectures


==Epictetus (AD 55–AD 135)==
==Epictetus (AD 55–AD 135)==