It is circumstance and proper timing that give an action its character and make it… — Plutarch
It is circumstance and proper timing that give an action its character and make it either good or bad.
In the original Greek
μᾶλλον δὲ ὅλως τὰ καλὰ τῶν αἰσχρῶν τῷ μετρίῳ διαφέρειν.
Plutarch's Lives · 119
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Plutarch. "Agesilaus." Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Roman Lives, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Plutarch. "Agesilaus." Βίοι Παράλληλοι [Parallel Lives]. c. 2nd century.