The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.

Plutarch

Moralia

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Topic

The mind Education Learning

Author

Plutarch

Source

Of Listening Moralia

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Greek

Time

2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Historian Philosopher Writer

From

Greece Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Plutarch. "Περὶ τοῦ ἀκούειν [On Hearing]." Ἠθικά Ethika [Moralia]. c. 100 AD.

Current Citation

Plutarch. "On Listening." Essays. Penguin Classics, 1993.

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Genre
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Statement Type
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Time
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Time
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