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1、THETEMPLEPLUTARCHEditedbyVT.H.D.ROUSEM.A.THELIVESOFTHENOBLEGREEKSANDROMANSThemostofthemcomparedtogetherbythatgravelesrnedPhilosopherandH_storio-_rapherPlutarchofCh_-oneaTHELIVESOFAGISANDCLEOMENESTRULYthefableofIxionwasnotiU-devi_dTheagainstambitiouspersons:whoembracingacloudfableofforthegoddes
2、sJuno,begot(asitissaid)thelxionCentaurs.Forevensoambitiousmen,embracinggloryforthetrueimageofvertue,doneveranyactthatisgoodnorperfect:butbeingcarriedawaywithdiversfancies,andfollowingc_hers'humourswithdesiretopleasethepeople,theymayasthel-_-rdmeninthetragedyofSophocles(spe_kingoftheircattle)sa
3、y:Wewaitupontheirbeasts,thoughwetheirmastersbe,Andwheresoevertheybecome,therealsofollowwe.Suchiadeedaretheycomparedto,thatgoverncommonweals,afterpeople'slustandfancy:whodoubtlessareaJtheirservantsobedientatcull,becau_theyonlymayenjoythegior_dstiLleandnameofanofficer.Forlikeasinashipthemariners
4、that_tadintheprow,dobetterseeVIIIAzPLUTARCH'SLIVESImmede-beforethem,thanthepilotsthatsteerthehelminratethepoop,andyetlookalwaysbackuntothemtopraiseseewhattheycommand:evenso,theythatgovern!dm__'.inthecommonwealthforhonour'ssake,arenoottobetterthanhonourableslavesofthepeople,havingnomorebattheba
5、renameofagovernor.Butindeed,theperfectgoodandhonestmanshouldnevercovetoutwardglory,butasameantobringhimtonobleattempts,wherebyhemightprocurethebettercreditofhisdoings.Andforayoungmanthatcovetethhonourbyvenue,givehimleavealittletogloryinhiswell-doing:forasTheo-phrastussayeth,Vertuebaddethandflo
6、urishethinyouth,andtakethfastrootbypraisesgivea,aswitandcouragegrowethinthem.Butovermuchpraiseisdngemusineveryperson,butchieflyinambi-tinesgovernors.Foriftheybemenofgreatpewer,kmakesthemcommitmanydesperateparts:fortheywiltnotallowthathonourproceedsofverme,hutthathononrisvertueitself.Butindeedt
7、heyshouldsayasPhociondid-untoAntipater,thatrequestedanunhwfidmatterofhim:Thoucaratnot,saidhe,havePhocionafriendandthttererboth.This,ortheverylike,maybesaid-toothepeople:Youcannotbothhaveone,amaisterandaservaat,thatcancommandandobeytoget