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occasion_n either_o for_o your_o gold_n or_o silver_n 133_o simonides_n be_v ask_v which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v desire_v either_o riches_n or_o wisdom_n i_o be_o answer_v he_o very_o much_o in_o doubt_n about_o it_o for_o i_o see_v a_o great_a many_o wiseman_n make_v their_o court_n to_o the_o rich._n 134_o king_n pyrrhus_n take_v notice_n that_o his_o son_n use_v his_o subject_n with_o too_o much_o pride_n and_o severity_n rebuke_v he_o in_o these_o word_n i_o perceive_v well_o enough_o my_o son_n by_o your_o haughty_a way_n of_o proceed_v that_o you_o be_v ignorant_a that_o the_o royal_a dignity_n be_v but_o a_o creditable_a slavery_n 135_o philip_n be_v ask_v king_n antigonus_n his_o father_n before_o several_a person_n when_o he_o design_v to_o decamp_v the_o king_n surprise_v at_o his_o son_n indiscretion_n which_o be_v like_a to_o disclose_v a_o design_n he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o keep_v secret_a what_o say_v he_o to_o he_o be_v you_o afraid_a to_o be_v the_o only_a man_n 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one_o ask_v diogenes_n the_o cynic_n which_o way_n he_o may_v be_v revenge_v of_o his_o enemy_n the_o best_a way_n 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v to_o make_v thyself_o illustrious_a by_o thy_o viâ—…tue_n thus_o thou_o shall_v gain_v a_o great_a advantage_n to_o thyself_o and_o cause_v a_o great_a vexâ—…tion_n to_o thy_o foe_n 139_o cato_n the_o elder_a reflect_v upon_o the_o eager_a desire_n of_o several_a roman_n of_o indifferent_a merit_n of_o have_v statue_n erect_v to_o they_o i_o have_v much_o rather_o say_v he_o that_o people_n shall_v ask_v why_o no_o statue_n be_v raisâ—…d_v to_o cato_n than_o that_o theâ—…_n shall_v ask_v why_o they_o have_v be_v raise_v to_o he_o 140_o king_n pyrrhus_n have_v beat_v the_o roman_n in_o two_o battle_n wherein_o he_o have_v lose_v a_o gâ—…eat_a many_o of_o his_o man_n say_v to_o his_o friend_n if_o i_o win_v a_o three_o battle_n at_o the_o same_o rate_n we_o be_v undo_v without_o hope_n of_o recovery_n 141_o epaminondas_n view_v the_o sumptuous_a preparation_n which_o be_v make_v for_o a_o feaâ—…t_n in_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o which_o he_o have_v be_v invite_v he_o go_v his_o way_n and_o say_v i_o be_o call_v to_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o i_o find_v myself_o in_o a_o debauch_n 142_o the_o captain_n chabrias_n say_v that_o a_o army_n of_o heart_n command_v by_o a_o lion_n be_v more_o formidable_a than_o a_o army_n of_o lion_n command_v by_o a_o hart._n 143_o a_o cripple_n go_v to_o the_o war_n some_o people_n that_o see_v he_o walk_v laugh_v at_o his_o design_n do_v not_o wonder_v at_o i_o say_v he_o to_o they_o i_o do_v not_o go_v to_o the_o war_n with_o design_n to_o run_v away_o but_o to_o encounter_v the_o enemy_n and_o die_v in_o the_o same_o rank_n wherein_o i_o shall_v be_v place_v 144_o king_n philip_n see_v his_o son_n alexander_n extreme_a active_a and_o nimble_a encourage_v he_o to_o run_v a_o race_n in_o the_o olympic_a game_n i_o will_v willing_o undertake_v it_o answer_v he_o if_o those_o that_o be_v to_o run_v with_o i_o for_o the_o 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