Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

εἰ δεῖ τι καί παθεῖν μεγάλων ἐφιεμένους

Marcus Licinus Crassus

Quoted in Plutarch's Lives, by Plutarch

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Topic

Price of greatness Greatness

Speaker

Marcus Licinus Crassus

Author

Plutarch

Source

Plutarch's Lives

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Greek

Time

119 110s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

General Politician

From

Italy Europe Roman Republic

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Original Citation

Crassus. Quoted in "Crassus." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. c. 2nd century BC, ch. 26.

Current Citation

Crassus. Quoted in "Crassus." Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 26.

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Era
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1st Corinthians 13:11

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Corinthians 13:11).