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And Aristotle, writing to Antipater, declared, that x\lexan  der was not the only one who ought to think highly of himself because his dominion extended over many subjects, since they had a right to think as well of themselves who entertained becoming sentiments of the Gods. AND ARISTOTLE WRITING TO ANTIPATOR DECLARED THAT ALEXANDER WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO OUGHT TO THINK HIGHLY OF HIMSELF BECAUSE HIS DOMINION EXTENDED OVER MANY SUBJECTS SINCE THEY HAD A RIGHT TO THINK AS WELL OF THEMSELVES WHO ENTERTAINED BECOMING SENTIMENTS OF THE GODS
use she is rich, as Euphorion did ; or be admitted to debauch with Alexander amongst his club of drunkards, as Medius was ; or be concerned that he is not in as high a vogue of admiration as Ismenias was for his riches and Epa- minondas for his virtue. For those Λνΐιο run races do not * Pindar, Frag. 258 (Boeckh), f Odyss. VL 130; II. XVII. 61. OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 155 think they have injury done them if they are not crowned with those garlands which are due to the wrestlers, but they are rather transported with joy at their own rewards. "Sparta has fallen to thy lot ; honor and adorn her." Solon hath expressed himself to this purpose : — Virtue for sordid wealth shall not be sold ; It's beauty far outshines the miser's gold. This without Fortune's siiocks doth still endure ; But that's possession is insecure.* And Strato, who wrote of physics, when he heard that Menedemus had a great number of scholars, asked : \Vhat wonder is it, if more come to wash than to be anointed ? TUS AND WRITE ABOUT THE UNIVERSE THAN THE REALITY OF THINGS THEREIN AND AT THE SAME TIME WOULD SLEEP BY THE DRY SIDE OF AN OLD WOMAN BECAUSE SHE IS RICH AS EUPHORIAN DID OR BE ADMITTED TO DEBAUCH WITH ALEXANDER AMONGST HIS CLUB OF DRUNKARDS AS MENDEUS WAS OR TO BE CONCERNED THAT HE IS NOT IN AS HIGH A VOGUE OF ADMIRATION AS HIS MENES WAS FOR HIS RICHES AND EPIDONONDAS FOR HIS VIRTUE FOR THOSE WHO RUN RACES DO NOT THINK THEY HAVE INJURY DONE THEM IF THEY ARE NOT CROWNED WITH THOSE GARLANDS WHICH ARE DUE TO THE WRESTLERS BUT THEY ARE RATHER TRANSPORTED WITH JOY AT THEIR OWN REWARDS SPARTA HAS FALLEN TO THY LOT HONOR AND ADORN HER SOLON HATH EXPRESSED HIMSELF TO THIS PURPOSE VIRTUE FOR SORDID WEALTH SHALL NOT BE SOLD ITS BEAUTY FAR OUTSHINES THE MISER'S GOLD THIS WITHOUT FORTUNE'S SHOCKS DOTH STILL ENDURE BUT THAT'S POSSESSION IS INSECURE AND STRATO WHO WROTE OF PHYSICS WHEN HE HEARD THAT MENEDMUS HAD A GREAT NUMBER OF SCHOLARS ASKED WHAT WONDER IS IT IF MORE COME TO WASH THAN BE ANOINTED
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