Selected Essays of Plutarch, Vol. I.

For you will doubtless admit that there is a certain preparation necessary for the guest as well as for the host.

你一定会承认，客人与主人一样，都需要做一定的准备。

A despot who desires to rule over slaves rather than men is no better than a farmer who is ready to reap a harvest of darnel and cammock in preference to wheat and barley.

一个想要奴役人民而非治理人民的暴君，并不比一个宁愿收割杂草与荆豆而非小麦与大麦的农夫更好。