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a_o man_n to_o recite_v thing_n that_o be_v another_o man_n and_o to_o usurp_v they_o for_o his_o own_o so_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n and_o a_o token_n of_o humanity_n to_o make_v their_o name_n know_v and_o manifest_a by_o who_o a_o man_n come_v to_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n 12_o julius_n caesar_n be_v wont_a to_o forget_v nothing_o more_o soon_o and_o ready_o than_o the_o injury_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v 13_o no_o man_n can_v be_v good_a by_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o another_o but_o only_o of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o disposition_n 14_o titus_n vespasian_n be_v crown_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o people_n say_v that_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o so_o great_a honour_n because_o it_o be_v not_o he_o that_o have_v get_v that_o victory_n but_o that_o god_n have_v favour_v he_o against_o the_o jew_n 15_o octavian_n augustus_n will_v never_o recommend_v his_o child_n to_o the_o people_n but_o only_o in_o use_v these_o word_n uz._n if_o they_o deserve_v well_o 16_o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o humanity_n the_o first_o when_o one_o salute_v other_o courteously_z the_o second_o when_o one_o aid_v those_o which_o be_v in_o misery_n and_o which_o have_v lose_v their_o good_n by_o ill_a fortune_n the_o three_o when_o man_n do_v frank_o of_o their_o own_o freewils_fw-mi make_v banquet_n and_o feast_v their_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n 17_o a_o certain_a man_n come_v to_o tell_v octavian_n that_o aemilius_n elian_n speak_v very_o ill_o of_o his_o uncle_n julius_n caesar_n to_o who_o augustus_n answer_v i_o will_v wish_v that_o thou_o make_v good_a proof_n of_o that_o which_o thou_o say_v for_o i_o will_v make_v aemilius_n elian_n to_o know_v that_o i_o have_v a_o tongue_n leave_v i_o 18_o cecilius_n metellus_n a_o senator_n be_v a_o great_a enemy_n to_o scipio_n african_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v howbeit_o when_o he_o understand_v of_o the_o death_n of_o scipio_n he_o grow_v very_o sorrowful_a and_o command_v his_o son_n present_o to_o go_v and_o help_v to_o carry_v the_o corpse_n of_o so_o worthy_a a_o personage_n to_o the_o sepulture_n use_v these_o or_o the_o like_a speech_n i_o yield_v infinite_a thanks_n to_o the_o immortal_a god_n for_o the_o love_n which_o i_o have_v to_o rome_n that_o it_o be_v thus_o happen_v that_o scipio_n the_o african_a be_v not_o bear_v in_o another_o nation_n 19_o it_o be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n to_o be_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n 20_o courtesy_n and_o fair_a behaviour_n be_v a_o mean_a to_o appease_v wrath_n 21_o humanity_n among_o man_n be_v a_o strong_a bond_n &_o he_o which_o break_v it_o be_v a_o most_o wicked_a man_n and_o a_o murderer_n 22_o the_o office_n of_o humanity_n be_v to_o relieve_v man_n in_o time_n of_o necessity_n and_o peril_n 23_o the_o sovereign_a good_a of_o a_o man_n be_v life_n eternal_a and_o the_o sovereign_a and_o chief_a ill_n of_o man_n be_v death_n everlasting_a of_o good_a deed_n and_o honour_n chap._n 18._o 1_o in_o do_v good_a to_o good_a man_n it_o seem_v that_o this_o be_v not_o to_o give_v but_o to_o receive_v 2_o he_o which_o receive_v any_o good_a turn_n especial_o of_o one_o that_o be_v his_o servant_n the_o which_o he_o make_v any_o reckon_v of_o let_v he_o regard_v not_o of_o who_o he_o receive_v it_o but_o what_o it_o be_v which_o he_o have_v receive_v 3_o it_o behoove_v each_o man_n to_o be_v forward_o to_o do_v good_a unto_o another_o &_o to_o have_v a_o care_n also_o that_o such_o favour_n be_v not_o conceal_v 4_o when_o mortal_a man_n become_v benefactor_n they_o imitate_v the_o god_n 5_o benefit_n receive_v by_o importunate_a request_n be_v little_a or_o nothing_o worth_a 6_o it_o be_v no_o benefit_n to_o give_v a_o man_n that_o have_v no_o need_n nor_o necessity_n 7_o to_o give_v more_o honour_n to_o a_o man_n than_o he_o deserve_v be_v to_o make_v way_n to_o fool_n both_o to_o perceive_v and_o to_o think_v ill_o 8_o in_o my_o opinion_n it_o be_v a_o honourable_a action_n to_o accuse_v the_o wicked_a &_o to_o defend_v the_o good_a 9_o honour_n ought_v to_o be_v get_v by_o virtue_n and_o not_o by_o deceit_n for_o the_o one_o be_v the_o office_n of_o wicked_a and_o lewd_a person_n and_o the_o other_o of_o good_a and_o honest_a man_n 10_o conon_n the_o athenian_a be_v send_v ambassador_n by_o pharnabazus_n to_o the_o king_n artaxerxes_n be_v counsel_v by_o chiliarchus_n that_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v unto_o his_o presence_n he_o ought_v to_o incline_v and_o prostrate_v himself_o before_o he_o to_o who_o conon_n answer_v it_o will_v not_o grieve_v i_o to_o do_v that_o honour_n unto_o the_o king_n which_o thou_o advise_v i_o but_o i_o doubt_v lest_o i_o shall_v dishonour_v my_o country_n in_o so_o do_v because_o the_o city_n wherein_o i_o be_v bear_v be_v such_o a_o place_n as_o it_o have_v use_v to_o rule_v and_o command_v over_o all_o other_o city_n 11_o it_o be_v the_o part_n and_o duty_n of_o a_o friend_n to_o do_v good_a especial_o to_o those_o that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o and_o that_o before_o they_o require_v and_o ask_v it_o because_o both_o to_o the_o one_o and_o to_o the_o other_o it_o will_v then_o be_v a_o thing_n both_o more_o honest_a and_o more_o please_a and_o acceptable_a 12_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o rare_a virtue_n can_v have_v too_o much_o honour_n and_o reverence_v do_v unto_o it_o of_o exercise_n and_o industry_n chap._n 19_o 1_o he_o which_o have_v begin_v to_o purchase_v himself_o praise_n and_o commendation_n with_o glory_n aught_o to_o take_v great_a pain_n and_o travel_v to_o continue_v it_o for_o in_o truth_n sloth_n and_o negligence_n do_v use_v to_o bring_v forth_o at_o the_o first_o a_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n but_o the_o end_n thereof_o be_v grief_n &_o sorrow_n 2_o labour_n and_o travel_v by_o use_n and_o custom_n come_v to_o be_v more_o easy_a light_a and_o less_o burdensome_a 3_o there_o be_v many_o more_o man_n that_o grow_v and_o become_v good_a by_o exercise_n then_o by_o nature_n 4_o cuus_o king_n of_o the_o persian_n do_v not_o love_v that_o glory_n for_o which_o he_o have_v not_o first_o endure_v labour_n and_o travel_v and_o he_o never_o dine_v nor_o sup_v except_o he_o have_v first_o by_o some_o vehement_a labour_n even_o weary_v himself_o 5_o pythagoras_n say_v that_o art_n without_o exercise_n be_v nothing_o and_o that_o exercise_n without_o art_n likewise_o be_v nothing_o 6_o demosthenes_n be_v demand_v by_o what_o mean_v he_o become_v more_o excellent_a than_o other_o in_o the_o art_n of_o eloquence_n answer_v in_o consume_a more_o oil_n than_o wine_n 7_o demades_n the_o orator_n be_v demand_v who_o be_v his_o schoolmaster_n answer_v the_o parliament_n of_o athens_n show_v that_o experience_n be_v more_o noble_a and_o of_o more_o worth_n than_o all_o discipline_n 8_o denis_n the_o tyrant_n have_v entertain_v a_o cook_n out_o of_o the_o country_n of_o laconia_n and_o sup_v of_o a_o certain_a broth_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o he_o cast_v away_o from_o he_o the_o dish_n immediate_o and_o demand_v of_o he_o what_o shall_v make_v the_o laconian_n to_o delight_n in_o eat_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o pottage_n the_o same_o be_v so_o sharp_a and_o without_o any_o pleasant_a taste_n the_o cook_n answer_v he_o sir_n this_o broth_n have_v not_o that_o kind_n of_o taste_n which_o the_o broth_n of_o the_o laconian_n be_v accustom_v to_o have_v and_o that_o be_v the_o matter_n that_o you_o think_v it_o so_o unsavoury_a denis_n reply_v why_o what_o taste_v then_o have_v their_o broth_n certes_o sir_n say_v the_o cook_n before_o they_o ever_o use_v to_o sit_v down_o to_o meat_n they_o use_v first_o to_o exercise_v the_o body_n 9_o continual_a exercise_n surmount_v the_o ensignement_n and_o instruction_n of_o all_o schoolmaster_n 10_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o labour_v to_o make_v himself_o eloquent_a by_o the_o good_a of_o another_o 11_o exercise_n be_v the_o most_o artificial_a and_o best_a mistress_n of_o eloquence_n &_o to_o learn_v to_o speak_v well_o 12_o exercise_n in_o youth_n be_v a_o great_a aid_n and_o furtherance_n to_o any_o man_n of_o wrath_n and_o anger_n chap._n 20._o 1_o plato_n say_v unto_o a_o servant_n of_o he_o thou_o may_v thank_v god_n for_o that_o if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v angry_a thou_o have_v sure_o feel_v the_o punishment_n of_o thy_o misdeed_n 2_o the_o philosopher_n naucrates_n do_v resemble_v angry_a man_n unto_o a_o lamp_n which_o if_o the_o oil_n therein_o be_v too_o much_o and_o over_o abundant_a will_v yield_v little_a or_o no_o light_n or_o rather_o put_v out_o the_o flame_n 3_o it_o must_v be_v of_o necessity_n that_o all_o thing_n which_o angry_a man_n do_v must_v needs_o be_v full_a of_o blindness_n
and_o necessity_n because_o it_o be_v no_o easy_a matter_n for_o a_o man_n trouble_v with_o anger_n to_o have_v the_o true_a use_n of_o reason_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v without_o reason_n be_v without_o art_n it_o behoove_v we_o therefore_o to_o take_v reason_n as_o our_o guide_n in_o all_o our_o action_n and_o to_o remove_v wrath_n and_o anger_n utter_o from_o us._n 4_o wrath_n be_v the_o enemy_n of_o counsel_n and_o victory_n natural_o be_v proud_a 5_o wrath_n be_v commendable_a when_o the_o occasion_n be_v just_a 6_o anger_n be_v a_o evil_a desire_n of_o revenge_n 7_o darius_n king_n of_o persia_n be_v very_o angry_a for_o that_o he_o be_v vanquish_v of_o the_o athenian_n by_o fraud_n command_v one_o of_o his_o servant_n that_o as_o often_o as_o he_o shall_v see_v he_o sit_v down_o at_o meal_n he_o shall_v use_v these_o word_n unto_o he_o sir_n remember_v the_o athenian_n 8_o anger_n be_v no_o infirmity_n nor_o yet_o to_o be_v offend_v but_o for_o a_o man_n to_o persevere_v in_o his_o anger_n that_o be_v a_o infirmity_n 9_o if_o a_o man_n subject_n to_o wrath_n and_o anger_n have_v any_o power_n of_o command_n or_o imperial_a authority_n he_o will_v soon_o bring_v all_o thing_n to_o destruction_n he_o will_v fall_v to_o bloodshedding_n overthrow_v of_o city_n murder_v of_o people_n and_o make_v whole_a province_n and_o country_n solitary_a and_o desert_a 10_o that_o man_n that_o can_v dispute_v or_o discourse_v well_o aught_o to_o speak_v without_o choler_n 11_o certain_o they_o be_v much_o to_o be_v blame_v who_o be_v not_o move_v with_o anger_n in_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v requisite_a and_o when_o necessity_n and_o occasion_n require_v it_o 12_o it_o be_v a_o goodly_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o conquer_v his_o anger_n and_o wrathful_a passion_n 13_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o make_v a_o more_o incline_v to_o anger_n then_o delicate_a nourishment_n full_a of_o niceness_n and_o flattery_n for_o it_o be_v a_o usual_a thing_n with_o prosperity_n to_o nourish_v choler_n and_o wrathfulness_n 14_o it_o be_v a_o more_o difficult_a thing_n say_v heraclitus_n to_o strive_v and_o contend_v against_o luxuriousnesse_n and_o lasciviousness_n then_o against_o wrath_n and_o anger_n of_o patience_n chap._n 21._o 1_o demosthâ—nes_n say_v unto_o one_o that_o use_v he_o reproachful_o my_o friend_n i_o list_v not_o enter_v into_o this_o contention_n with_o thou_o wherein_o the_o vanquish_a be_v better_a than_o the_o vanquisher_n 2_o plato_n be_v gross_o injury_v by_o one_o with_o most_o vile_a term_n say_v unto_o he_o thou_o speak_v ill_a because_o thou_o have_v not_o yet_o learned_a to_o speak_v well_o 3_o aristippus_n the_o philosopher_n be_v abuse_v by_o a_o fellow_n with_o most_o opprobrious_a speech_n say_v thus_o unto_o he_o thou_o be_v a_o master_n of_o ill_a speak_n and_o i_o of_o ill_a hear_n 4_o euripides_n see_v two_o man_n revile_v each_o other_o with_o injurious_a term_n say_v he_o of_o you_o which_o abstain_v most_o from_o villainous_a &_o lewd_a speech_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v the_o most_o sage_a and_o wise_a of_o the_o two_o 5_o that_o man_n must_v needs_o be_v repute_v of_o the_o great_a and_o best_a courage_n who_o can_v rather_o endure_v and_o bear_v out_o a_o unhappy_a and_o miserable_a life_n then_o shun_v and_o avoid_v it_o 6_o archilocus_n say_v that_o patience_n be_v the_o invention_n of_o the_o god_n 7_o denis_n the_o tyrant_n be_v exile_v for_o his_o tyranny_n be_v demand_v wherein_o plato_n &_o his_o philosophy_n have_v benefit_v he_o he_o answer_v they_o have_v teach_v i_o quiet_o and_o with_o a_o patient_a spirit_n to_o bear_v and_o endure_v the_o change_n and_o mutability_n of_o fortune_n 8_o that_o body_n which_o be_v accustom_v to_o patience_n will_v never_o quit_v or_o forsake_v any_o place_n for_o any_o pain_n or_o travel_v whatsoever_o 9_o he_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v patient_a and_o valiant_a who_o be_v not_o easy_o draw_v to_o be_v tender_a and_o delicate_a in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o prosperity_n 10_o the_o philosopher_n chilon_n see_v one_o that_o be_v very_o pensive_a by_o reason_n of_o some_o misfortune_n that_o have_v befall_v he_o and_o that_o in_o more_o unfit_a &_o unseemly_a sort_n than_o be_v convenient_a he_o say_v unto_o he_o assuted_o if_o thou_o know_v the_o misfortune_n of_o all_o other_o man_n thou_o will_v not_o bear_v thy_o own_o adversity_n so_o impatient_o 11_o pittacus_n the_o philosopher_n say_v that_o the_o office_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v to_o take_v to_o himself_o good_a advice_n and_o counsel_n to_o the_o end_n no_o evil_n may_v befall_v and_o happen_v unto_o he_o and_o if_o it_o do_v afterward_o happen_v that_o any_o misfortune_n do_v betide_v he_o then_o to_o bear_v it_o courageous_o and_o patient_o 12_o socrates_n be_v in_o a_o disputation_n and_o have_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o discourse_n hear_v tiding_n of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n be_v not_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o therewith_o move_v but_o after_o that_o his_o disputation_n be_v end_v he_o then_o say_v unto_o those_o which_o be_v with_o he_o come_v on_o let_v we_o now_o go_v and_o accompany_v the_o corpse_n of_o my_o son_n sophronison_n to_o his_o funeral_n 13_o democritus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o notable_a good_a thing_n to_o know_v how_o to_o provide_v a_o remedy_n for_o calamity_n 14_o xantippe_n the_o wife_n of_o socrates_n be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o albeit_o many_o change_n and_o variable_a chance_n do_v daily_o trouble_v and_o perplex_v the_o whole_a city_n of_o athens_n yet_o she_o never_o see_v the_o countenance_n of_o her_o husband_n socrates_n for_o any_o matter_n ever_o change_v or_o trouble_v but_o that_o he_o continue_v still_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o man_n in_o all_o fortune_n and_o indeed_o socrates_n do_v so_o frame_v his_o mind_n that_o he_o always_o bear_v his_o visage_n in_o one_o sort_n as_o well_o in_o adversity_n as_o prosperity_n 15_o as_o xenophon_n be_v sacrifice_v in_o the_o city_n of_o mantinaea_n there_o come_v a_o missenger_n to_o bring_v he_o tiding_n how_o his_o son_n grillus_n be_v dead_a upon_o the_o receipt_n of_o which_o news_n he_o present_o take_v the_o crown_n from_o off_o his_o head_n without_o further_a interrupt_v of_o the_o sacrisice_n but_o the_o messenger_n have_v add_v this_o unto_o his_o tale_n that_o his_o son_n die_v victorious_o he_o take_v up_o the_o crown_n &_o set_v it_o again_o upon_o his_o head_n &_o so_o go_v on_o with_o the_o finish_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o praise_n of_o riches_n chap._n 22._o 1_o the_o poet_n simonides_n be_v demand_v which_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n he_o have_v rather_o choose_v either_o riches_n or_o wisdom_n answer_v i_o can_v tell_v whether_o but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o i_o see_v wise_a man_n ever_o attend_v about_o the_o gate_n of_o rich_a man_n 2_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n most_o requisite_a &_o necessary_a for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v money_n without_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o do_v or_o effect_v any_o thing_n with_o opportunity_n or_o in_o time_n convenient_a 3_o money_n among_o mortal_a man_n be_v as_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n and_o he_o which_o have_v it_o not_o be_v as_o one_o that_o walk_v dead_a among_o the_o live_n 4_o only_a gold_n and_o riches_n establish_v custom_n and_o manner_n make_v and_o give_v beauty_n nobility_n friendship_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n whatsoever_o 5_o ha_o father_n speak_v not_o to_o i_o of_o gentry_n or_o nobility_n for_o it_o rely_v altogether_o upon_o wealth_n and_o riches_n give_v i_o my_o house_n store_v with_o gold_n and_o if_o i_o be_v leave_v a_o slay_v i_o shall_v then_o soon_o become_v and_o be_v repute_v noble_a 6_o money_n be_v it_o that_o find_v friend_n and_o bring_v man_n into_o favour_n and_o dignity_n near_o about_o prince_n 7_o riches_n be_v the_o sure_a friend_n but_o they_o which_o be_v common_o repute_v for_o friend_n do_v soon_o forsake_v he_o which_o be_v poor_a 8_o great_a riches_n be_v to_o be_v bestow_v upon_o friend_n 9_o i_o see_v it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a humour_n in_o woman_n to_o take_v pleasure_n in_o riches_n and_o jewel_n 10_o apollonius_n of_o thianea_n say_v unto_o denis_n the_o tyrant_n thou_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o employ_v thy_o riches_n very_o well_o and_o in_o better_a sort_n than_o all_o other_o king_n use_v to_o do_v if_o thou_o bestow_v they_o upon_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a 11_o riches_n do_v hurt_v exceed_o except_o the_o possessor_n of_o they_o use_v they_o well_o and_o right_o riches_n dispraise_v &_o conden_v chap._n 23._o 1_o the_o common_a proverhe_n be_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o put_v a_o knife_n into_o a_o child_n hand_n and_o i_o say_v that_o thou_o shall_v neither_o give_v he_o knife_n nor_o yet_o riches_n 2_o
observe_v towards_o god_n and_o man_n of_o force_n chap._n 37._o 1_o they_o be_v not_o call_v nor_o true_o account_v valiant_a and_o courageous_a person_n who_o do_v and_o offer_v injury_n but_o they_o which_o do_v repel_v and_o keep_v injury_n and_o violence_n from_o they_o and_o in_o truth_n he_o only_o be_v of_o a_o valiant_a and_o constant_a courage_n who_o be_v not_o trouble_v with_o adversity_n 2_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v esteem_v the_o most_o stout_a and_o valiant_a who_o drive_v away_o from_o he_o covetous_a person_n as_o his_o enemy_n 3_o he_o be_v say_v and_o hold_v to_o be_v a_o valiant_a man_n who_o endure_v and_o fear_v the_o thing_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v fear_v &_o endure_v upon_o all_o occasion_n both_o whence_o how_o and_o when_o it_o be_v needful_a and_o he_o likewise_o that_o be_v confident_a in_o himself_o and_o in_o his_o own_o courage_n 4_o fortitude_n or_o valiantness_n be_v the_o science_n and_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v and_o not_o to_o be_v fear_v aswell_o in_o danger_n of_o war_n as_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n 5_o if_o force_n and_o valour_n do_v hazard_v itself_o into_o peril_n and_o danger_n not_o constrain_v by_o necessity_n or_o upon_o any_o occasion_n not_o honest_a it_o be_v no_o long_o to_o be_v repute_v for_o valour_n but_o rashness_n and_o temeritie_n 6_o scipio_n the_o african_a see_v a_o soldier_n of_o he_o to_o show_v his_o buckler_n with_o brag_n and_o ostentation_n say_v unto_o he_o my_o friend_n true_a it_o be_v thou_o have_v a_o fair_a buckler_n but_o it_o be_v a_o more_o seemly_a and_o decent_a thing_n for_o a_o roman_a to_o have_v his_o hope_n depend_v rather_o upon_o his_o right_n then_o his_o left_a hand_n 7_o caius_z popilius_z be_v send_v by_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n as_o ambassador_n to_o antiochus_n king_n of_o syria_n to_o show_v unto_o he_o that_o their_o pleasure_n be_v he_o shall_v desist_v from_o molest_v the_o child_n and_o orphan_n of_o the_o late_a decease_a ptolemy_n king_n of_o egypt_n be_v by_o the_o say_v antiochus_n salute_v and_o entertain_v with_o great_a courtesy_n which_o notwithstanding_o he_o will_v scarce_o vouchsafe_v to_o requite_v with_o thanks_n but_o deliver_v he_o his_o letter_n and_o be_v answer_v upon_o the_o read_n of_o they_o by_o the_o king_n that_o he_o will_v consult_v with_o his_o counsel_n upon_o the_o content_n thereof_o popilius_n have_v a_o white_a rod_n in_o his_o hand_n make_v therewith_o a_o round_a circle_n about_o the_o king_n where_o he_o stand_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o sir_n i_o will_v wish_v you_o even_o here_o as_o you_o stand_v to_o advise_v yourself_o and_o to_o give_v i_o your_o present_a answer_n the_o noble_n there_o present_a with_o the_o king_n marvel_v at_o that_o his_o exceed_a greatness_n of_o courage_n and_o antiochus_n himself_o immediate_o answer_v that_o he_o will_v do_v all_o that_o the_o roman_n require_v whereupon_o popilius_n instant_o salute_v he_o with_o great_a reverence_n &_o embrace_v he_o as_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o roman_n 8_o agesilaus_n the_o lacedaemonian_a be_v demand_v which_o of_o the_o two_o be_v the_o better_a virtue_n either_o fortitude_n or_o justice_n answer_v that_o valour_n without_o justice_n be_v of_o no_o fruit_n nor_o profit_v 9_o pausanias_n a_o captain_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n hear_v pedaretus_n say_v oh_o what_o a_o multitude_n of_o enemy_n do_v come_v against_o we_o answer_v so_o many_o the_o more_o shall_v we_o have_v the_o kill_n of_o 10_o agesilaus_n be_v demand_v by_o one_o why_o the_o city_n of_o sparta_n be_v not_o environ_v with_o wall_n he_o show_v unto_o he_o the_o citizen_n arm_v &_o say_v behold_v these_o be_v the_o wall_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n 11_o argeleonida_n the_o mother_n of_o brasidas_n a_o renown_a captain_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v give_v to_o understand_v by_o the_o ambassador_n of_o greece_n that_o her_o son_n be_v slay_v in_o battle_n demand_v of_o they_o if_o he_o die_v valiant_o the_o ambassador_n answer_v that_o there_o be_v never_o man_n that_o die_v with_o more_o honour_n and_o renown_n to_o who_o she_o reply_v o_o my_o master_n for_o all_o this_o do_v you_o not_o know_v that_o though_o my_o son_n brasidas_n be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a worth_n yet_o have_v our_o city_n of_o sparta_n a_o great_a number_n better_o and_o more_o worthy_a than_o he_o 12_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n be_v come_v with_o great_a fury_n into_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n one_o say_v unto_o he_o oh_o what_o a_o world_n of_o misery_n will_v the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v enforce_v to_o endure_v if_o they_o do_v not_o reconcile_v themselves_o to_o the_o good_a grace_n and_o favour_n of_o king_n philip_n whereunto_o daminda_n answer_v thou_o speak_v like_o a_o woman_n what_o misery_n can_v we_o suffer_v if_o we_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o death_n 13_o when_o the_o ambassador_n of_o pyrrhus_n be_v come_v before_o the_o lacedaemonian_n do_v menace_v they_o that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o frame_v themselves_o to_o the_o good_a like_n &_o contentation_n of_o their_o king_n they_o shall_v find_v that_o his_o force_n be_v great_a than_o they_o dercilida_n answer_v certain_o if_o your_o king_n be_v a_o god_n yet_o we_o fear_v he_o not_o because_o we_o never_o do_v he_o any_o injury_n but_o if_o he_o be_v a_o man_n assure_o he_o be_v no_o better_a than_o we_o be_v of_o justice_n and_o judgement_n chap._n 38._o 1_o if_o thou_o will_v judge_v upright_o thou_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o regard_n nor_o respect_n to_o nothing_o but_o to_o justice_n only_o 2_o in_o india_n he_o which_o be_v most_o learned_a be_v make_v the_o minister_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o he_o demand_v no_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o god_n but_o justice_n 3_o as_o the_o touchstone_n by_o the_o touch_n approve_v the_o gold_n not_o the_o gold_n the_o stone_n so_o the_o just_a and_o upright_o man_n which_o sit_v in_o judgement_n be_v not_o corrupt_v with_o gold_n 4_o he_o be_v not_o only_o just_a which_o do_v no_o injury_n nor_o wrong_n but_o he_o also_o who_o have_v power_n to_o do_v wrong_n do_v shun_v and_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n thereof_o to_o the_o intent_n he_o may_v not_o do_v any_o again_o he_o be_v not_o just_a which_o receive_v small_a gift_n but_o he_o be_v just_a who_o have_v power_n to_o take_v great_a bribe_n do_v abstain_v from_o do_v it_o beside_o he_o be_v not_o just_a that_o observe_v all_o thing_n but_o he_o be_v just_a who_o with_o a_o uncorrupt_a and_o free_a nature_n will_v rather_o be_v then_o seem_v and_o appear_v to_o be_v just_a 5_o those_o man_n be_v chief_o and_o in_o the_o first_o rank_n to_o be_v praise_v who_o prefer_v not_o any_o matter_n of_o profit_n before_o honesty_n and_o justice_n 6_o science_n and_o knowledge_n separate_v from_o justice_n and_o other_o virtue_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v term_v wisdom_n but_o craft_n and_o cunning_a 7_o god_n in_o no_o place_n nor_o in_o any_o manner_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v unjust_a but_o most_o perfect_o and_o absolute_o just_a &_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o more_o or_o better_a resemble_v he_o than_o that_o man_n who_o among_o we_o be_v most_o just_a 8_o the_o man_n that_o be_v just_a though_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o a_o free_a bear_v citizen_n but_o before_o those_o also_o that_o be_v of_o a_o man_n own_o kindred_n 9_o there_o be_v nothing_o whereof_o can_v come_v profit_n or_o commodity_n by_o force_n if_o justice_n be_v absent_a but_o if_o all_o be_v just_a we_o shall_v have_v no_o need_n offorce_v 10_o they_o only_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v &_o receive_v as_o friend_n unto_o god_n to_o who_o justice_n be_v welcome_a as_o a_o friend_n 11_o there_o be_v certain_a which_o say_v unto_o antigonus_n king_n of_o macedon_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v honest_a and_o just_a unto_o a_o king_n to_o who_o he_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a indeed_o but_o that_o be_v to_o such_o king_n as_o be_v barbarous_a but_o unto_o we_o those_o thing_n only_o be_v honest_a which_o be_v indeed_o honest_a and_o those_o only_a just_a which_o be_v indeed_o just_a 12_o the_o poet_n simonides_n contend_v against_o themistocles_n and_o affirm_v that_o in_o a_o certain_a controversy_n he_o have_v not_o judge_v according_a to_o right_n he_o answer_v he_o that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v a_o good_a poet_n if_o he_o shall_v compose_v his_o verse_n out_o of_o that_o form_n and_o number_n which_o appertain_v unto_o they_o even_o so_o i_o quoth_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o good_a citizen_n if_o i_o shall_v judge_v beyond_o the_o law_n 13_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o a_o good_a &_o sage_a judge_n to_o take_v counsel_n of_o the_o law_n of_o religion_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o equity_n &_o