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PLUTARCH

οὐδὲν οὕτω πιαίνει τὸν ἵππον ὡς βασιλέως ὀφθαλμός.

Nothing fattens the horse so much as the eye of its master.

Morals, Book 1

πᾶν τὸ σκληρὸν χαλεπῶς μαλάττεται.

Everything that is hard is with difficulty softened.

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