Famous quotes containing the words plutarch and/or influence:
“All his works might well enough be embraced under the title of one of them, a good specimen brick, “On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History.” Of this department he is the Chief Professor in the World’s University, and even leaves Plutarch behind.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“I believe that the influence of woman will save the country before every other power.”
—Lucy Stone (1818–1893)