Life of Cleomenes, 1.16.6

Plutarch  translated by Bernadotte Perrin

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6I write this, however, not with any desire to denounce Aratus, for in many ways he was a true Greek and a great one, but out of pity for the weakness of human nature, which, even in characters so notably disposed towards excellence, cannot produce a nobility that is free from blame.

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