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Plutarch, How to know a flatterer from a friend. Contents. 1. Self-esteem is the beginning of the flattery, irreligious practice par excellence. 2. The flatterer, this parasite of noble natures, is attentive to the dark side of fortune. 3. It is difficult to distinguish the highly skilled flatterer from the friend. 4.
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¶ Plutarch observes that the friend is pleasing to be around because he is a friend, while the flatterer studies and practices to seem pleasing for an end that is contrary to friendship and contrary to the best interests of his victim.
Study Guide on Plutarch’s How to Tell a Flatterer from a Friend. QUESTIONS ON THE WHOLE WORK. 1. As far as you can tell, who is Plutarch’s intended audience? What is he preparing them for? 2. What are the key similarities and essential differences between flatterers and friends? What is the single most important sign of a flatterer? 3.
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How to Tell a Flatterer from a Friend 1. Plato a says, my dear Antiochus Philopappus, that everyone grants forgiveness to the man who avows that he dearly loves himself, but he also says that along with many other faults which are engendered thereby the most serious is that which makes it impossible for such a man to be an honest and unbiased ...
How to Tell a Flatterer from a Friend. LCL 197: 262-263. Go to page: Find in a Library. View cloth edition. Tools. Show Greek Keyboard. 262. Introduction. Plutarch’s essay on flatterers is addressed to C. Julius Antiochus Philopappus, a descendant of the kings of Commagene, whose monument still stands on the Museum Hill at Athens.
How to Tell a Flatterer. if Truth is a thing divine, and, as Plato a puts it, the origin “of all good for gods and all good for men,” then the flatterer is in all likelihood an enemy to the gods and particularly to the Pythian god.
