Protesilaus, frag. 656, in Plutarch, Moralia, "De liberis educandis" (tr. Several Hands, 1684)
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Where two discourse, if the one's anger rise,
The man who lets the contest fall is wise.
— Euripides
What It Means
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The man who lets the contest fall is wise." in the context of "Protesilaus, frag. 656, in Plutarch, Moralia, "De liberis educandis" (tr. Several Hands, 1684)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Euripides
Euripides (Greek: Εὐριπίδης; c. 480 BC–406 BC) was a Greek playwright.
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