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7. But there are some whom not only the evil dispositions of their friends and domestics, but those of their enemies, give disturbance to. For a proneness to speak evil of another, anger, envy, ill nature, a jealous and perverse temper, are the pests of those who are infected Avith them. BUT THERE ARE SOME WHOM NOT ONLY THE EVIL DISPOSITIONS OF THEIR FRIENDS AND DOMESTICS BUT THOSE OF THEIR ENEMIES GIVE DISTURBANCE TO FOR A PRONENESS TO SPEAK EVIL OF ANOTHER ANGER ENVY ILL NATURE A JEALOUS AND PERVERSE TEMPER ARE THE PESTS OF THOSE WHO ARE INFECTED WITH THEM
] * Pindar, Nem. IV. 6. 144: OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. Yet this did not obstruct the glory of the man ; for, not- M'ithstanding his being a cuckold, he Avas the greatest and most famous among the Greeks. Nor did the dissolute manners of his daughter hinder Stilpo from enlivening his humor and being the jolliest philosopher of his time ; for Avhen Metrocles upbraided him with it, he asked him whether he was the offender or his mad girl. He answered, that it was her sin but his misfortune. To which Stilpo replied : But are not sins lapses 1 No doubt of it, saith Metrocles. And is not that properly called lapse, when we fall off from the attainment of those things λυο were in the pursuit of? He could not deny it. He pursued him fur- ther with this question : And are not these unlucky traverses misfortunes to them who are thus disappointed ] Thus by a pleasant and philosophical reasoning he turned the dis- course, and showed the Cynic that his calumny was idle and he barked in vain. Y TO HER MAIDS THAT THE CHILD WAS NOT THE GENUINE OFFSPRING OF HER HUSBAND BUT A YOUNG ALCIBITES YET THIS DID NOT OBSTRUCT THE GLORY OF THE MAN FOR NOTWITHSTANDING HIS BEING ACCUCKLED HE WAS THE GREATEST AND MOST FAMOUS AMONG THE GREEKS NOR DID THE DISSOLUTE MANNERS OF HIS DAUGHTER HINDER STILPO FROM ENLIVENING HIS HUMOUR AND BEING THE JOLLIEST PHILOSOPHER OF HIS TIME FOR WHEN METROCLES UPBRAIDED HIM WITH IT HE ASKED HIM WHETHER HE WAS THE OFFENDER OR HIS MAD GIRL HE ANSWERED THAT IT WAS HER SIN BUT HIS MISFORTUNE TO WHICH STILPO REPLIED BUT ARE NOT SINS LAPSES NO DOUBT OF IT SAITH METROCLES AND IS NOT THAT PROPERLY CALLED LAPSE WHEN WE FALL OFF FROM THE ATTAINMENT OF THOSE THINGS WE WERE IN THE PURSUIT OF HE COULD NOT DENY IT HE PURSUED HIM FURTHER WITH THIS QUESTION AND ARE NOT THESE UNLUCKY TRAVERSES MISFORTUNES TO THEM WHO ARE THUS DISAPPOINTED THUS BY A PLEASANT AND PHILOSOPHICAL REASONING HE TURNED THE DISCOURSE AND SHOWED THE CYNIC THAT HIS CALUMNY WAS IDLE AND HE BARKED IN VAIN
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