Plutarch Quote

The general himself ought to be such a one as can at the same time see both forward and backward.

Whether an Aged Man ought to meddle in State Affairs - Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)

The general himself ought to be such a one as can at the same time see both forward and backward.

The general himself ought to be such a one as can at the same time see both forward and backward.

The general himself ought to be such a one as can at the same time see both forward and backward.

The general himself ought to be such a one as can at the same time see both forward and backward.