...that the anecdotes, more than anything else, give vitality to the portrayal. Plutarch tells us that "the most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with the clearest discoveries of vice and virtue in men; sometimes a matter of less moment, an expression or a jest, informs us better...

...at the top." The nearer you get to Jesus the more elbow room you will have and the less the crowd. The most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with the clearest index of the vices or virtues of men and women. Sometimes a word, an act, a gesture; your absence or...

...revelations. Plutarch, in his Life of Alexander the Great, says: "It must be borne in mind that my design is not to write histories but lives. And the most glorious...always furnish us with the clearest discoveries of virtues or vices in men; sometimes a matter of less moment, an expression or a jest, informs us better...

...that the anecdotes, more than anything else, give vitality to the portrayal. Plutarch tells us that "the most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with the clearest discoveries of vice and virtue in men; sometimes a matter of less moment, an expression or a jest, informs us better...

...uppermost. "It must be borne in mind," he says in his life of Alexander the Great, "that my design is not to write histories but lives. And the most glorious...with the clearest discoveries of virtue or vice in men."1 Plutarch, therefore, gave "particular attention to the marks and indications of the souls of...

...great part the secret of his excellence. " It must be borne in mind," be says, " that my design is not to write histories, but lives. And the most glorious...a jest, informs us better of their characters and inclinationa than the most famous sieges, the greatest armaments, or the bloodiest battles whatsoever....

...Plutarch wrote (Lives of Nine Illustrious Greeks and Romans): "It must be borne in mind that my design is not to write histories but lives. And the most glorious...exploits do not always furnish us with the clearest indications of virtue or vice in men; sometimes a matter of less moment, an expression or a jest, informs...

...and gave it both an ethical and a psychological dimension: It must be borne in mind that my design is not to write Histories, but Lives. And the most glorious...moment, an expression or a jest, informs us better of the characters and inclinations, than the most famous sieges, the greatest armaments, or the bloodiest...

...accomplishments and private life of each of his subjects. "The most glorious exploits," he writes, "do not always furnish us with the clearest discoveries...an expression or a jest, informs us better of their character and inclinations." Furthermore, the public and private are inextricably mixed; private life...

...was a virtuoso of power, able to defy mayors and governors with relative ease. Plutarch noted that "the most glorious exploits do not always furnish us with the clearest signs of virtue or vice in men; sometimes a matter of less moment informs us better of their character...