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And Achilles in Homer spake very well, when he said : — None of tlie Greeks for courage me excel ; Let otliers have tlie praise of speaking well. AND ACHILLES IN HOMER SPAKE VERY WELL WHEN HE SAID NONE OF THE GREEKS FOR COURAGE MAY EXCEL LET OTHERS HAVE THE PRAISE OF SPEAKING WELL
n insatiable ambition to attempt every thing. For they are not content with the affluence of riches and the accomplishments of the mind, that they are robust, have a complaisance of humor and strength of brain for company, that they are privadoes to princes and governors of cities, unless they have dogs of great sagacity and swiftness, horses of a generous strain, nay, unless their quails and cocks are better than other men's. Old Dionyshis, not being satisfied that he was the greatest potentate of his time, grew angry, even to a frenzy, that Philoxenus the poet exceeded him in the sweetness of his voice, and Plato in the subtleties of disputation ; therefore he condemned one to the quarries, and sold the other into Aegina. But Alex- ander was of another temper ; for when Criso the famous * Eurip. Iph. Aul. 16. OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 153 runner contended with him for swiftness, and seemed to be designedly lagging behind and yielding the race, he was in a great rage Avith him.  LOVE OF HIMSELF IS CHIEFLY FAULT WHICH INFUSETH A VICIOUS INCLINATION TO ARROGATE AND AN INSATIABLE AMBITION TO ATTEMPT EVERYTHING FOR THEY ARE NOT CONTENT WITH THE AFFLUENCE OF RICHES AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MIND THAT THEY ARE ROBUST HAVE A COMPLAISANCE OF HUMOUR AND STRENGTH OF BRAIN FOR COMPANY THAT THEY ARE BRAVADOES TO PRINCES AND GOVERNORS OF CITIES UNLESS THEY HAVE DOGS OF GREAT SAGACITY AND SWIFTNESS HORSES OF A GENEROUS STRAIN NAY UNLESS THEIR QUAILS AND COCKS ARE BETTER THAN OTHER MEN'S OLD DIONYSIUS NOT BEING SATISFIED THAT HE WAS THE GREATEST POTENTATE OF HIS TIME GREW ANGRY EVEN TO A FRENZY THAT PHILOCSINUS THE POET EXCEEDED HIM IN THE SWEETNESS OF HIS VOICE AND PLATO IN THE SUBTLETIES OF DISPUTATION THEREFORE HE CONDEMNED ONE TO THE QUARRIES AND SOLD THE OTHER INTO AEGINA BUT ALEXANDER WAS OF ANOTHER TEMPER FOR WHEN CHRYSO THE FAMOUS RUNNER CONTENDED WITH HIM FOR SWIFTNESS AND SEEMED TO BE DESIGNEDLY LAGGING BEHIND AND YIELDING THE RACE HE WAS IN A GREAT RAGE WITH HIM
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