vnderstand 3 Like as he cannot runne wel that seeketh to set his feete onely in traces of another mans feete so those cannot write well which go on imitating and neuer swarue from the boundes of others Menander ¶ This life 1 I Wist not that this life was shorte a vaine course of glorie Pro Sestio 2 Of good and of euill consequently of godly men and of vngodly there is at this present no great account made such is the life wherin we do liue 3 Our life when fortune doth fauour is like to a running brooke which is all durtie and myrie harde to get into violeÌ„t making a great roaring noyse and lasteth but a while Epitt. 4 This our mortall and miserable life is none other but the likenes of a shadow and a birth vnprofitable to the earth Sophocles 5 The Sea and land is full of euills and infirmities which daye and night doo compasse about this troublesome life Hesiod 6 Good things although they be sought doo hardly come but on the contrarie euils things doo come on heapes without seeking Democri 7 Man is none other thing but an example of infirmitie a spoyle of time a iest of fortune an image of inconstancie and a ballance of enuy calamitie remaining only fleagme and choler Aristotle 8 This our life walking through a circle is alwayes subiect to bee intrapped with euill and can neuer abyde in one estate Herodotus 9 This our life trauailing alwayes toward the ende is like vnto wine whereof a litle being left in the bottom of the barrell doth become vineger Antipho ¶ To be sory TO lament or to be sorowfull with another is an affectioÌ„ that groweth of the displeasure griefe that we receiue by our owne misfortune or by the misfortune or hurt of that person with whome wee do lament or sorrowe ¶ For the death of sombody THe death of your father a man of most worthy memorie hath depriued me of a testimonie of gret authoritie vnto whom I was most bouÌ„d Cic. Lib. 2. Epist fa. 12. 2 Albeit that I am assured that I can not bring you more hurtful newes then these yet because nature or rather the prouidence of God is superiour to all men I haue thought good not to holde my peace herein howsoeuer the matter goeth 3 In this respect the noblest and most valiant person in the worlde is no better then equall with the simplest and him that is most vile of conditions for that with one bitter sorte of death the liues of them both are extinguished alike Cic. 4. Epi. 10. 4 Sithens that it hath pleased God who is neuer deceiued thus to deale it is expedient that wee be conformable to his will ¶ For sicknesse 1 WHo doth not see how that many times the hurt which we receiue by the Phisitian is worse then the malady it selfe 2 Concerning sicknesse some sorte of them were wont to come through efficient causes as by excesse of heat or of drought some by materiall causes that is by want of nooriture or surfetting othersome are bred in certaine the naturall partes of man as in the blood in the marrowe or in the braine at some other times sicknes also do proceed of exteriour causes as by the water being vnholesome by the soyle of the countrey by surfetting by penury and such-like by which meanes I suppose that your sicknes coÌ„meth wherof for the loue that I beare you I am very sory ¶ For pouertie 1 MY griefs doo not only flowe through the companie of yours but they doo also increase infinitly Cic. 9. ad Att. Epist 2 The Goddesse of pouertie as beeing most hatefull is without any Temple Euripides 3 Pouertie is no smal maladie to those the proue it Diphilus 4 There is no chaunce more miserable in this our life then pouertie for a good vertuous maÌ„ if he be poore is nothing esteemed Crato 5 Man hath no greater enemie then pouertie 6 A poore man as one that is fearefull is euen a semblance of feare it selfe 7 Men doe communely account of ritch men that they be wise and on the contrarie make but a scoffe at poore folke although they be godly vertuous ¶ For imprisonment 1 It is so cruell a wound that I beare in my Spirit for this your imprisonment that I assure you I of vse no better easement nor rest in my minde then the hape that I haue to see you recouer againe your former estate of libertie 2 I doo so greatly lament for this your imprisonment as is conuenient for our fréendship in consideratioÌ„ wherof like as I at this time I am exceedingly grieued so I hope that hereafter my consolatioÌ„ shall be the greater when as I shall see you restored again to your former libertie and honorable estate ¶ For Exile 1 OH wretch that I am that I should be the occasioÌ„ of your so manyfolde troubles and so mutch the more wretched am I as that your valiancie your goodnesse and gentlenesse deserued better fortune then this Cic. Lib 14. Epist fa. r. 7. 2 Seeing that no consolation can be greater then this that I desire rather then my life namely that I might dye in thine armes for as mutch as by no meanes I can so hope of thy deliuerance that thou mightest be rewarded according to thy deserts 3 Aristides being demaunded wherefore he tooke sorrowfully his sending into Exile he aunswered because of the shame that my Countrey receiueth of the iniurie done vnto me ¶ For libertie lost 1 I Neuer desired at any tyme my fortune more faâ—â—â—â— then to haue the accomplishment of the thing I now desire in these your tribulations to let you vnderstande howe that I esteeme your libertie lost a yoke of seruitude vppon my necke and albeit that the residue of your Frendes be of the same minde yet I haue thought good to make manyfest vnto you mine affectioÌ„ to th 〈◊〉 ye may measure it with your own affection and with the affection of others and haue experience therof 2 What greater misfortune can happen to noble mindes then the losse of libertie yet I trust you wil play the parte of a wise and valiant man disposing your self according to the quality of these 〈◊〉 3 I should lament for your libertie lost much more theÌ„ I doe but that I perceiue how that fortune maketh sclaues of such as by vertue were made free ¶ For Reputation lost It is very lamentable that other mens wickednesse haue defiled the brightnes of your name 2 If thou shalt shewe a valiant minde in these thy mishappes I can neuer praise thee vnto the full but much sorrowing is 〈◊〉 for thine estate 3 Who wil say that he is spoiled of his ornameÌ„ts who by death is exalted to euerlasting honours 4 The chaunge of fortune is grieuous ynough to one that was sometimes happy fortunate wheras he that hath alwaies bene in
you repose confidence in any body before that you haue had tryal of him least that in time to come ye repent your rash putting of great confydence in hym who deserued but litle 12 Like as the Wolfe is a beast like vnto a dogge euen so a Flatterer an Adulterer and a Parasite is like vnto a Friende Take you diligent heede therefore that in steed of trusty dogs ye admit not wolfs to the keeping of your flocke Epiteti ¶ Of Enemitie 1 TAke as good heed as ye can that you foster not enemitie neere your selfe for as long as men shall liue vppon earth so longe will Enemies remaine 2 Ye must be very circumspect least in the increasing of your dignitie your enemies do also increase for vndoubtedly looke how fast the one groweth so likewise will the others either publickly or priuatly increase 3 Thou oughtest three manner of wayes to consider the qualitie of hym with whome thou art coÌ„uersant that is whither hee be thy superiour thine inferiour or thine equall If he be thy Superiour thou must giue him hearing and sooth him If hee be thine Inferiour thou must perswade him with modestie mildnes and if he be thine equall thou must accorde with him So doing thou shalt not fall into enemitie and hatred Epiteti 4 Like as he that is delighted in bodyly exercise must beware of wrinches and disordered falles so he that glorieth of his good fortune must shun enuy Aristone 5 All diligence must be applyed that you may be more reuerenced then feared for that the one commeth of grauitie and the other of inhumanitie 6 Euen as he that walketh in the Sun-shine is accompanied with a shadowe so hee that walketh through the path of glory hath for a coÌ„panioÌ„ enemitie Aristone ¶ Not to fall in an euill Opinion 1 IT is a great alluring to make vs fall vnto wickednes when as wee vnderstande or thinke that we shall not be punished therfore Cic. Pro. Miâ— 2 It is one thing to talke wisely another thinge to liue therafter one thing to bee accounted wise another to bee so indeede 3 Anger Pride Crueltie Wrath and madnes be the companions of victorie but enemies bee companions of coÌ„querours whom many valiaÌ„t Captains haue lustely vanquished 4 Do your selfe no iniurie concerning the opinioÌ„ that is had of you that is that yee bee such a one as can not be vanquished nor yet bee deceiued the one of which shall bee yours and the gift of fortune the other shall only be attributed to your wisedome 5 Take this aduertisement as of a Freend such a one as loueth you wisheth you well not of your enemie one that meaneth you harme for if yee doo otherwise you shall giue me occasion to thinke that flattery is dearer to you then frendship 6 You remember howe that for to haue the loue of all men vniuersally and the fauor of some noblemen particularly wee haue no surer waye then to thinke how we may deserue the same 7 There is nothing so hurtfull as an ill reporte for after that thou shalt haue beguiled any one preuily with false perswasioÌ„s hatred awaketh hurteth the innocent Cleanthus 8 Suspicions do breed moe ill reportes then doe the deedes themselues Menander 9 Ye must beware of euill reports allhough they be false for most meÌ„ being not capable of the trueth do follow opinions Isocratee 10 It behooueth you to be very carefull rather to leaue behinde you a good reporte then great store of richesse to your Children forasmutrh as the one is mortall the other euerlasting and with good fame men may get richesse but with riches a good name can neuer be obtained 11 Many men haue often times receiued greater hurt by reproche then by Enemies ¶ Not to speake amisse 1 I Would that thou shouldest principallye haue this aduertisement imprinted in thy minde that thou keepe thy selfe esteemed for such a one as thou art so that like as thou art farre from the filthines of sutch actes so thou mightest bee farre from spaking thereof Cic pro M. Cessio 2 Like as it is filthie vncumly to write of sutch things as be not conuenient euen so it is vndecent to name the same Pro R. coâ—â—do 3 A sword in a mad mans hand may well be coÌ„pared to an eloquent man without wisdome for as to the one it should be commodious if he were without the sword eueÌ„ so should it bee to him that he were without eloquence 4 Take heede that ye be circumspect in talke coÌ„sidering that ouermutch rashnes in speaking was wont to bring many hurtes 5 If thou shalt speake amisse of our matter thou shalt not speake against vs but against Iustice against the nature of the matter contrarie to the maner of men and the opinion of the whole worlde 6 Bee circumspect and warye in talking rather applying too much modestie then too much libertie for there is no maÌ„ of such a crooked dispositioÌ„ which can not be pleased with the humanitie of wordes 7 In opening the mouth of a wise man like as in opening the temple of his soule do appeare what heauenly riches and vertues be resident in him Socrates 8 If thou couet to haue diligent eare giuen to thy wordes learne then to speake well and after that thou hast learned so to doo labour to make thy deeds correspondent to thy words in so doing thou shalt get thee a good report Epit. 9 Simonides was wont to say that hee neuer repented him to haue holdeÌ„ his peace but oftentimes for that he had spoken Cleanthus 10 Xenocrates assigning all parts of the day vnto some busines appointed also vnto silence the due part in the which time he discussed priuatly with him selfe what manner he ought to keepe in speaking 11 Hippias said that it was greatly amisse that he had not determined a punishment for Slanderers as well as he had for Theeues Inasmuch as they steale awaye freendship the which exceedeth all richesse of the worlde Plutar. 12 Albeit the backbyting hath power to confirme in some respect the opinion of them that giue eare therto yet in processe of time there is nothing more feeble then it Demost To be circumspect in writing 1 IT is no point of true wisdome to see those things that bee present but to iudge of thinges to come a long time after Terut in adelph 2 As your Letters were read with diligence so they haue also beene well vnderstood I thinke that according to your meaning there is no sentence in it but I vnderstande it well I shall bee very glad if you continue in your wonted warinesse of writing for a good consideration 3 Way diligently with your self that no man can bee so circumspect who in this daungerous tyme of most wicked men can escape but that some whiche beare a frendly countenance will espye out and bewraye other mens
in vaine thinges and without any profit 5 All pleasures ought not to be followed but those only which haue their deriuation of honest things Demost ¶ Beautie 1 I Know not how I m ght praise beautie seeing that in womē it is for the most part accompanied with cruelty and ingratitude 2 We must haue regard to the goodnes of the minde and not to the beautie of the body Euripides 3 Byon confirming the opinion of some that sayd how that tyranny consisted in beautie saide moreouer that frō tyrants a man might by many meanes be deliuered but from beauty by no meane Plutarch 4 It is a very delectable matter to behold beautyfull thinges but to touch them cannot bee without danger like as Xenophon said the cooke doth broile only those thinges that hee layeth on the coales but beautifull things do set on fire also those that stand neare about them Fanorinus 5 Like as Gilliflowers and other most pleasant and sweete smelling herbes and flowers if they bee cast into a Iakes amōgst filthie dung do forthwith become vile euen so beauty if it be not accōpanied with excellent vertues graces waxeth eftsoones filthie and abhominable ¶ Noblenes 1 AL men are in this respect equall that they haue had all one manner of beginning and were naturally created after one fashion 2 No man can challenge to himself any worthynes for beeing borne of noble blood and of famous parentage but for that he hath lyued vertuously and dyed valyantly 3 The nobilitie of thy parents and blood do serue thee to none other purpose but that thou canst not keepe thy selfe vnknowne when thou wouldest 4 He glorieth of himself but in vaine which boasteth of his dwelling in a noble Pallaice inasmuch as the praise is not his but his predecessours 5 In my iudgement he that is a good mā is worthie to be accounted noble like as on the contrarie part I esteeme a wicked man ignoble although hee were descended of a father more noble then Iupiter Euripides 6 Nobilitie consisteth in prudence and by vnderstanding is obtained true riches but only at the hāds of God 7 He that by nature is inclyned to vertue hee is noble although his mother were an Ethiopian Theodor. 8 Antigonus the King going about to reproue Byon the Philosopher of ignoblenes asked hym what hee was of what countrey and where was his Cittie and his parents to whome Bion aunsweared it belongeth not vnto Freendes to enquire where they were borne but what manner of men they be Bion. 9 It is better to glorie of the praises of the minde then of the nobilitie of the elders beeing already extinguished through the obscuritie of the posteritie Phalarides 10 Like as the noblenes of beastes dooth consist in the dispositiō and strength of the body so the nobilitie of men consisteth in the goodnes of manners Democr 11 Diogenes being demaunded who were the most noble mē answered those which dispise riches vanitie pleasures and life 12 Socrates beeing asked of a certaine man what thing was nobilitie made aunsweare that it was a good temperature of the minde and of the body ¶ Flatterie 1 NO man whilest that he is in prosperitie can tell whither he be loued or not 2 Euen like as Acteon was torne in pieces with his own Dogges that had beene nourished by him so are those torne in pieces by flatterers that do noorish them 3 Flatterers bee like vnto certaine sepulchers in which is only written the bare name of amitie Diogenes 4 Antisthenes sayd that there is lesse hurt founde amongest Rauens then among flatterers for these do corrupt and eate the mindes of sutch as bee aliue the other do but deuour only the dead bodyes Isocrates 5 Antisthenes was wont to saye that Flatterers were like vnto curtisans or harlots which do looke to haue found in those that were inamored on them all excellent gifts except Iudgement and wisdome Pathagoras 6 Crates seeing a yong mā who was very wealthy accompanied with a multitude of Flatterers he turned vnto him and sayd Oh young man I am sory to see thee so solitarie 7 Demetrius Phalerius exhorted Ptolome the King that he should buy him bookes to read sutch as treated of well gouerning a Kingdome for in them hee should finde written such things as those that were his true Freendes durst not and his falfe Freendes would not shew him Iseus ¶ Ingratitude 1 IT was a generall fault of all them which did not defend me and especiallie of such as were bound thereby by duetie Dio. 1. Epist f. 9. 2 All the good that I haue done for him is as good as lost for it is euen like as I had done the same to mine Enemie 3 It was wisely sayd that there were two woundes in good turnes the one reprouing or vpbrayding of benefites bestowed the other forgetfulnes of sutch as haue beene receiued both of them be the mothers of vngratefulnes and stepmothers to a good turne ¶ Malice 1 THeir maliciousnes maketh them to credit that which they haue hath say of others that is that I must debase my selfe 〈…〉 2 I should neuer haue beleeued that thou wouldest so litle haue esteemed our recyprocall loue the freendship renewed amongst vs that for one onely worde thou wouldest seeke to destroye my Brother Metellus neither respecting the noblenes of our house nor yet the great loue that I haue borne vnto you and to the common wealth the which cōsiderations might haue moued you to haue put vp a litle iniury Cic. 〈…〉 3 The iniurie which that naughtie toungued felow hath offered to this good yong man hath made his most shamefull and impudent life manifest for euer 〈…〉 ¶ Vide Cic. Pro Rof Amer. 4 ME thinketh that how much the more mightie and noble a mā is so much the lesse he ought to shewe foorth his power especially toward the ruine of poore men 〈…〉 5 Go not you about with honest wordes of your letters to cloake the dishonestie of your minde for those that haue already an yll opinion of you will giue no credit therto ¶ Doltishnes 1 OH God what a cockesconbe is he and how in amoured on him selfe without any modestie or reason 〈…〉 2 Hee is so sencelesse and doltish that nature séemeth euen to haue brought hym into the Worlde for despite 3 There be found some sorte of men in the world such ydiotes in their talke that looke how more they go about to beautifie inlarge their talke so much more they are mocked rather then harkened vnto ¶ Composing or applying of thinges amisse 1 MEn haue vsed many times to adorne thē selues with glorious words found out by other mens industrie 〈…〉 2 Those men that in cōpyling or cōposing works do nothing els but imitate others are in my iudgement like vnto the popingaye or pye which speake those thinges that they do not
¶ To gratefulnesse 1 OVght not we to ymitate the fertile feelds which do yeeld much more fruit then they receiued 2 If yee remember what I haue done for you yee will not forget to recompence the same againe as duety bindeth you to doo Cie ad Q. C. Rom. 3 It is the part of a gratefull People to recompence those Cittizens that haue been friendly to the common weale 4 I will neuer cease to do well vnto the common weale if it shall bee gratefull towards me I will be glad thereof and though it shall be vngratefull in such a weight matter I will in simplenes of conscience do it good ¶ To louing kindnesse 1 VAliant Knights do raigne and beare aucthoritie more actiuely with a milde and pleasaūt Reyne or bridle then with an harde and displeasaunt 2 Aboue all things I exhort you that ye continue still your olde louing kindnesse towardes euery body for as it is an olde prouerbe the fauour of euery simple body auaileth somwhat 3 Like as garmēts doo couer the naked preuities of the body so doth louing kindnes and gentlenesse couer the defectes of the minde Democri 4 Aristotle being reprooued for that he had giuen almes to a wicked man which begged it of him hee aunsweared I giue not this to the lewde fellowe but to humanitie Solon 5 Scipio willing to keepe the memoriall of Polybius laboured not to returne home to his house euery night except he had first gotten some Friend and familiar companion 6 If thou would go about to adorne a Citie with any manner race ornamēt first of all thou oughtest to bestoare thy self with the singular ornamēt which bringeth with it humanitie iustice and liberalitie 7 A Prince or he that is in authority ought rather to desire that his vassayles should reuerence then seare him Pithagoras ¶ To the good education of Children 1 COnsider with your selfe how that ye tā leaue no greater richesse nor worthier dignitie then good education 2 You shall liue after your death in the life of your Children if yee shall bring them vp in such sort as they may choose the good and forsake the euill Photion 3 Learne to bring vp thy Childrē so as they may not only feede the body but also thy spirit with food of immortalitie Plato 4 It is our part to seeke for perpetuitie of our generation and to leaue behinde vs seruaūts to God Dion 5 To beget Children is a thing naturalll but to bring them vp well proceedeth of a Godly loue ¶ To flye slouth 1 ALL the discourses and motions of our minde ought to bee exercysed either in giuing honest coūsailes which appertaine to good liuing or els in studying for knowledge and science 2 All hurtes whilest they bee newe and fresh are easily healed but if thou sufferest them once to rancour and waxe old they take such roote as hardly cā they be euer rooted out or cured Phillippica 3 There is no thing amongst men so high difficult which mans wit can not attaine but without trauaile and paines none can ariue at the perfectiō of such things as may make him better worthier then the ignoraunt and doltish sort of people 4 Labour and trauaile is adioyned with vertue and renowne and he that flieth the one of these shal neuer attaine to the other 5 Forasmuch as no thing is worse then ydlenes I wish you that whē ye haue space time you will do so much as write some newes to your Friendes and especiallie to me who loue you most dearely 6 I exhort you to flye ydlenes and to spende your time in the best and most honest exercyse that ye cā for nothing doth more hurt time then time it selfe 7 No worthie thing cā be accomplished without paynes taking and God doth willingly helpe sutch as be deligent Sophocles Euripides 8 Labour is no labour while it is a dooing afterwarde it causeth ioy 9 Zeno sayd that man had no greater neede of any thing then of time ¶ To Studie 1 I Would that thou wouldest let passe all sorrowes and vaine passions and wouldest addict thy mind to the study of doctrine the which in prosperity would bee an ornament vnto thee and in aduersitie would succour thee Cic. 5. Epi. 11. 2 I praye thee hartely that thou will followe studie as thou hast begonne too do for that doth noorish vs with a most pleasaunt hope 3 It is a thing worthie praise and gratefull to euery body that a mā should trauail in those sciēces which may profit many Pro L. Murena 4 All other things be to no purpose in mans life but the vse of good studies maketh a mā delightfull in his youth beloued in his age is to vs an ornamēt in prosperitie a refuge and comfort in aduersitie it is a pleasure to vs when we be at home and no impedyment when we be abroade it abydeth with vs alwayes in bedde in our iourney and in the countrey whersoeuer we be 5 Seeing mans wit is mutch like to yron which being occupied doth looke bright and lying stil both rust and cōsume let vs then spend our selues rather in famous studies then in obscure ydlenes 6 Demosthenes being demaūded by what meanes he had obtained the art of an Oratour he answered by spending more oyle then wine Dethocri 7 Like as in battaile the force of yron or steele is more worth then of gold so is science in this our life more of value then richesse Socrates ¶ To parle or descant and first of pleasaunt Speeches 1THese Bathes are become very wholsome contrarie to their custome but peraduēture they be inamored with thee and doe apply themselues to thy necessitie forsaking their own nature for to ayde and help thee which thing if it be true I will not greatly meruaile it Heauen and Earth doe leaue their naturall proprietie for to do thee seruice Cic. 4. Lib. 8. Epist 13. 2 I am fully resolued to come vnto thee and for to see and visyt thee and also to suppe with thee for I thinke that though thou hast the gowte in thy feete yet thy Cooke hath it not in his handes Cic. 9. Epi. 25. 3 Diogenes being demaunded of a certaine man why he went not to abyde amongst the Lacedemonians the which might praise him he aunswered that albeit the Phisitians applied them selues to seeke the health of men by medicines yet they did not minister to such as were in good health Dion 4 Democritus seeing one theefe lead to the prison by aleuen men Oh villaine quoth he that hast robbed so litle not rather wast able to steale so much as might haue caused all these men that lead thee to be caryed also to prison Serimus 5 When as a certaine theefe would haue excused himselfe to Demosthenes saying that hee knewe not that he had stolne any thing of his Yea quoth Demosthenes but it was
ynough that thou knewest it to bee thine owne 6 Diogenes being demaūded wherof it came that men bestowed almes rather vppon sutch as were halte and lame then to Philosophers because sayd he they feare that they shall sooner become halt and lame then Philosophers Pithagoras ¶ Graue Sentences 1 ME thinkes that a Captaine cannot guide well an Armie except he first gouerne wel himself 2 The commō people except they be kept in some awe and good order do nothing well 3 One hurt neuer commeth without another 4 Iesting and merry talke must bee vsed like as men do vse salt in their meat that is sparingly Socrates 5 Whilest that mē do flye death they ouertake it 6 Diogenes was wont to say that mē do prouide many things necessary for their liuing and but few thinges that appertaine to liue well Democri 7 Aristides being demaūded what thing it was to be iust answered not to desire any thing that is another mans 8 Demades sayd that the shamefastnes in the countenaunce of a woman is the rocke of her beautie 9 A mā ought not to seeke meanes for to hyde his wickednes with wordes but to amende them with reproofes Pithagoras 10 Those thinges that are dishonest to bee done are much more dishonest to be spoken 11 Arrogant Persons are like to armour that is gilded without for their inward parts do not agree with the outwarde 12 Age and mariage are much alike for we wish for them both and when they are come we be soone weary of them Theod. 12 Seleucus the Lawgiuer to the Locrenses sayd that the lawes were like to spyders webbes which catch small flyes but the waspes and bees flye thorough them Plato ¶ Subtill and wittie Sentences 1 SOlon being demaunded why he had appointed no punishment for such as should kill their Fathers because sayde he I thought there would be none so wicked to commit such a part Pro Roscio Amer. 2 Aristotle sayde that those which went about to shewe forth things that were manifest already did like as if they would shew the light of the sun with a candle Diogenes 3 Esope vsed to say that euery bodye caried with him one purse or sachel before and another behind in that behinde he did put hys owne faults in them afore other mens faults Euripides 4 Pitha the Daughther of Aristotle being demaūded what was the best coulour of all others aunswered that which did growe in the shamefastnesse of wittie countenaunces Democri 5 Like as wyne filleth emptie bottels so doth opinion with fooles 6 Theanus beeing asked what was the duetie of a matrone he aunswered to please her Husband Socrates 7 A certaine Romain being reprooued of his frēds because he had forsakē his wife which was honest rich and beautiful he holding out his legge shewed his foote saying here is also a new well fashioned shoe and yet ye wil not beleeue how it greeueth me Plutarch 8 Nobody can gouerne a Horse well without a bridle nor riches without reason Plato 9 Socrates beeyng demaunded what manner of men handy craftmen were such sayd he as despise their equals Socrates 10 Diogenes seeing one who earst had beene very rich and through prodigalitie was come to extreme penurie supping with hard fare said if thou haddest afore time eaten on this fashion thou mightest haue supped better now Pithagoras ¶ To giue thankes and first for goodwill shewed 1I Make greater accounpt of this good disposition of your mind towards me then of any other thing that I cā looke for at your handes Cic. 4. Epist fa ◠2 It is a confort to me for to knowe that you beare me the like affection that euery man beareth vnto himselfe Lib. 16. Epi. 11. 3 I see the great loue which Caesar beareth mee wherof I more esteeme then of all the dignities that I can euer receiue by him Ad Q. frat 4 I feele great delight in the good will that Caesar beareth me more thē I do for all the promisses that he hath made me for I am not so greedy of honours and renowne as I am desirous to haue his goodwil continued towardes me Lib 2. Epist 18 5 I receiued your Letters which were very welcome vnto me aswell for the newes contained therin as for your goodwil therby expressed and I thāke you most hartly both for your certyfying me of the one and of the other 6 I assure my selfe vndoubtedly of the loue that you beare mee the which I measure by the recyprocall loue that I also beare you 7 My man hath made relation to me of your so great goodwill which you beare me and of the tender care that you haue of me that although you had neuer done mee pleasure earst in all my life yet for this cause I would hold my selfe continually bound vnto you 8 I thanke your lordshippe most humbly for the good report that you made of mee for which your great curtesie and noble goodwil though otherwise I cannot by any seruice be able to deserue the same yet I will not cease to render vnto your honor countinuall thankes and dayly to praye for you ¶ For benefites receiued 1 I Remaine your Debteur shall alwayes thinke my selfe bounde vnto you for the benefit you haue bestowed on me who am Inferiour to none of your Frendes Cic. 4 Epist 11 2 As often as I looke vppon my wife my children my house or my Countrey so often doo I see the great benefites and good turnes that you haue done me 3 You may immagine easily with your selfe how laudable a thinge it is to doo good for others in as much as I esteeme my self greatly renowned by the benefites that I receiued at your handes 4 Our Lord God graunted me children and you haue restored them to me againe whē thy were lost 5 I will honor the memorie of your good turne done vnto me with an euerlasting beneuolence not only while I liue but also so as your fame may abyde after my death 6 If I should do nothing but spend all the residue of my life in shewing my selfe gratefull to the benefactors of my welfare it were but my duety sithens I can make them no amends 7 Forasmuch as the basenes of my poore fortune is so simple and the worthines of your merites and benefites towardes me is so great I trust that you will vouchsafe wheras no other recompence can be had to content your selfe only with the gratefulnes of my heart ¶ For fauour receiued YOur lordship who had neuer fayled to stand my Freend haue now euen drawen mee out of calamitie and set me in good estimation whereof I will neuer be vnmindfull nor shew my selfe vngratefull whilest I liue 2 I giue you infinit thankes for the freendshippe which at my instance you shewed to my Friend the which thing was as acceptable vnto me for the desire that I had to