“A remorseful change of mind renders even a noble action base, whereas the determination which is grounded on knowledge and reason cannot change even if its actions fail.”

— Plutarch , book Parallel Lives

Timoleon, sec. 6
Parallel Lives

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ancient Greek historian and philosopher 46–127

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