I now remember a famous quote from Plutarch, author of The Roman and the Great, that the most remarkable achievements may not always indicate people's virtues or bad deeds. Can clearly show the trend of character. The following is the most accurate recap of what this sentence means:. ["Plutarch's famous words have influenced me a lot.", 'Sometimes big things are not as good as small things.', 'Only small things can reveal character and trends.', 'Prominent performance does not always show human virtue or vice.']