But perhaps Plutarch is suggesting something slightly different, something a bit closer to Marcus Cicero's claim that one should "criticize by creation, not by finding fault."

但也许普鲁塔克的建议略有不同，更接近于马库斯·西塞罗的主张，即一个人应该“通过创作来批评，而不是吹毛求疵”。