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Socrates heilring one of his friends crying out. How dear things are sold in this city ! the Λνΐηο of Chios costs a mina, the purple fish three, and a half pint of honey five drachms, — he brought him to the meal shop, and showed him that half a peck of flour was sold for a penny. SOCRATES HEARING ONE OF HIS FRIENDS CRYING OUT HOW DEAR THINGS ARE SOLD IN THIS CITY THE WINE OF CHIOS CASAMINA THE PURPLE FISH THREE AND A HALF PINT OF HONEY FIVE DRACHMAS HE BROUGHT HIM TO THE MEAL SHOP AND SHOWED HIM THAT HALF A PECK OF FLOUR WAS SOLD FOR A PENNY
rates his own good genius, and boasts of his good fortune in that it is happier than a thousand other men's which are in the world. In the Olympic games you cannot gain the victory choosing your antagonist. But in human life affairs allow thee to excel many and to bear thyself aloft, and to be envied rather than envious ; unless indeed thou dost match thyself unequally with a Briareus or a Hercules. Therefore, M'hcn thou art surprised into a false admiration of him who is carried in his sedan, cast thy eyes down- ward upon the slaves who support his luxury. ΛΥΙιοη thou art wondering at the greatness of Xerxes crossing the Hellespont, consider those Avretches who are digging through Mount Athos, who are urged to thek labor with blows, blood being mixed with their sweat ; call to mind that they had their ears and noses cut off, because the brids'e was broken bv the violence of the waves ; think upon that secret reflection they have, and how happy they would esteem thy life and condition.  WITH AN HONEST ASSURANCE HE CELEBRATES HIS OWN GOOD GENIUS AND BOASTS OF HIS GOOD FORTUNE IN THAT IT IS HAPPIER THAN A THOUSAND OTHER MENS WHICH ARE IN THE WORLD IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES YOU CANNOT GAIN VICTORY CHOOSING YOUR ANTAGONIST BUT IN HUMAN LIFE AFFAIRS ALLOW THEE TO EXCEL MANY AND TO BEAR THYSELF ALOFT AND TO BE ENVIED RATHER THAN ENVY US UNLESS INDEED THOU DOST MATCH THYSELF UNEQUALLY WITH ABREARIUS OR HERCULES THEREFORE WHEN THOU ART SURPRISED INTO A FALSE ADMIRATION OF HIM WHO IS CARRIED IN HIS SEDAN CAST THY EYES DOWNWARD UPON THE SLAVES WHO SUPPORT HIS LUXURY WHEN THOU ART WONDERING AT THE GREATNESS OF XERXES CROSSING THE HELLESPONT CONSIDER THOSE WRETCHES WHO ARE DIGGING THROUGH MOUNT ATHOS WHO ARE URGED TO THEIR LABOR WITH BLOWS BLOOD BEING MIXED WITH THEIR SWEAT CALL TO MIND THAT THEY HAD THEIR EARS AND NOSES CUT OFF BECAUSE THE BRIDGE WAS BROKEN BY THE VIOLENCE OF THE WAVES THINK UPON THAT SECRET REFLECTION THEY HAVE AND HOW HAPPY THEY WOULD ESTEEM THY LIFE AND CONDITION
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