When someone dwelt upon the great good fortune of the king of Persia, who was a very young man, Agesilaus said, ‘But even Priam at that time of life had not met with misfortune.’ 1
1 Cf. Moralia, 113 E.
Plutarch. Moralia. with an English Translation by. Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1931. 3.
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