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1、THETEMPLEPLUTARCHEditedbyVT.H.D.ROUSEM.A.THELIVESOFTHENOBLEGREEKSANDROMANSThemostofthemcomparedtogetherbythatgravelesrnedPhilosopherandH_storio-_rapherPlutarchofCh_-oneaTHELIVESOFAGISANDCLEOMENESTRULYthefableofIxionwasnotiU-devi_dTheagainstambitiouspersons:whoem
2、bracingacloudfableofforthegoddessJuno,begot(asitissaid)thelxionCentaurs.Forevensoambitiousmen,embracinggloryforthetrueimageofvertue,doneveranyactthatisgoodnorperfect:butbeingcarriedawaywithdiversfancies,andfollowingc_hers'humourswithdesiretopleasethepeople,theym
3、ayasthel-_-rdmeninthetragedyofSophocles(spe_kingoftheircattle)say:Wewaitupontheirbeasts,thoughwetheirmastersbe,Andwheresoevertheybecome,therealsofollowwe.Suchiadeedaretheycomparedto,thatgoverncommonweals,afterpeople'slustandfancy:whodoubtlessareaJtheirservantsob
4、edientatcull,becau_theyonlymayenjoythegior_dstiLleandnameofanofficer.Forlikeasinashipthemarinersthat_tadintheprow,dobetterseeVIIIAzPLUTARCH'SLIVESImmede-beforethem,thanthepilotsthatsteerthehelminratethepoop,andyetlookalwaysbackuntothemtopraiseseewhattheycommand:
5、evenso,theythatgovern!dm__'.inthecommonwealthforhonour'ssake,arenoottobetterthanhonourableslavesofthepeople,havingnomorebatthebarenameofagovernor.Butindeed,theperfectgoodandhonestmanshouldnevercovetoutwardglory,butasameantobringhimtonobleattempts,wherebyhemightp
6、rocurethebettercreditofhisdoings.Andforayoungmanthatcovetethhonourbyvenue,givehimleavealittletogloryinhiswell-doing:forasTheo-phrastussayeth,Vertuebaddethandflourishethinyouth,andtakethfastrootbypraisesgivea,aswitandcouragegrowethinthem.Butovermuchpraiseisdngemu
7、sineveryperson,butchieflyinambi-tinesgovernors.Foriftheybemenofgreatpewer,kmakesthemcommitmanydesperateparts:fortheywiltnotallowthathonourproceedsofverme,hutthathononrisvertueitself.ButindeedtheyshouldsayasPhociondid-untoAntipater,thatrequestedanunhwfidmatterofh
8、im:Thoucaratnot,saidhe,havePhocionafriendandthttererboth.This,ortheverylike,maybesaid-toothepeople:Youcannotbothhaveone,amaisterandaservaat,thatcancommandandobeytoget
