"Using the proverb frequently in their mouths who enter upon dangerous and bold attempts, "The die is cast," he took the river."

Life of Cæsar.

""And this," said Cæsar, "you know, young man, is more disagreeable for me to say than to do.""

Life of Cæsar.

"Go on, my friend, and fear nothing; you carry Cæsar and his fortunes in your boat."

Life of Cæsar.

"Cæsar said to the soothsayer, "The ides of March are come;" who answered him calmly, "Yes, they are come, but they are not past.""

Life of Cæsar.

"Even a nod from a person who is esteemed is of more force than a thousand arguments or studied sentences from others."

Life of Phocion.

"Demosthenes told Phocion, "The Athenians will kill you some day when they once are in a rage." "And you," said he, "if they are once in their senses.""

Life of Phocion.

"Pythias once, scoffing at Demosthenes, said that his arguments smelt of the lamp."

Life of Demosthenes.

"Demosthenes overcame and rendered more distinct his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation by speaking with pebbles in his mouth."

Life of Demosthenes.

"In his house he had a large looking-glass, before which he would stand and go through his exercises."

Life of Demosthenes.

"Cicero called Aristotle a river of flowing gold, and said of Plato's Dialogues, that if Jupiter were to speak, it would be in language like theirs."

Life of Cicero.

"For water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow."

Of the Training of Children.

"It is a true proverb, that if you live with a lame man you will learn to halt."

Of the Training of Children.

"The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in the felicity of lighting on good education."

Of the Training of Children.

"It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors."

Of the Training of Children.

"According to the proverb, the best things are the most difficult."

Of the Training of Children.

"To sing the same tune, as the saying is, is in everything cloying and offensive; but men are generally pleased with variety."

Of the Training of Children.

"Children are to be won to follow liberal studies by exhortations and rational motives, and on no account to be forced thereto by whipping."

Of the Training of Children.

"Nothing made the horse so fat as the king's eye."

Of the Training of Children.

"Democritus said, words are but the shadows of actions."

Of the Training of Children.

"'T is a wise saying, Drive on your own track."

Of the Training of Children.

"It is a point of wisdom to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well."

Of the Training of Children.

"Eat not thy heart; which forbids to afflict our souls, and waste them with vexatious cares."

Of the Training of Children.

"Abstain from beans; that is, keep out of public offices, for anciently the choice of the officers of state was made by beans."

Of the Training of Children.

"When men are arrived at the goal, they should not turn back."

Of the Training of Children.

"The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it to no purpose."

Of the Training of Children.

"An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave."

Of the Training of Children.

"Xenophanes said, "I confess myself the greatest coward in the world, for I dare not do an ill thing.""

Of Bashfulness.

"One made the observation of the people of Asia that they were all slaves to one man, merely because they could not pronounce that syllable No."

Of Bashfulness.

"Euripides was wont to say, "Silence is an answer to a wise man.""

Of Bashfulness.

"Zeno first started that doctrine that knavery is the best defence against a knave."

Of Bashfulness.

"Alexander wept when he heard from Anaxarchus that there was an infinite number of worlds; and his friends asking him if any accident had befallen him, he returns this answer: "Do you not think it a matter worthy of lamentation that when there is such a vast multitude of them, we have not yet conquered one?""

On the Tranquillity of the Mind.

"Like the man who threw a stone at a bitch, but hit his step-mother, on which he exclaimed, "Not so bad!""

On the Tranquillity of the Mind.

"Pittacus said, "Every one of you hath his particular plague, and my wife is mine; and he is very happy who hath this only.""

On the Tranquillity of the Mind.

"He was a man, which, as Plato saith, is a very inconstant creature."

On the Tranquillity of the Mind.

"The pilot cannot mitigate the billows or calm the winds."

On the Tranquillity of the Mind.

"I, for my own part, had much rather people should say of me that there neither is nor ever was such a man as Plutarch, than that they should say, "Plutarch is an unsteady, fickle, froward, vindictive, and touchy fellow.""

Of Superstition.

"Scilurus on his death-bed, being about to leave fourscore sons surviving, offered a bundle of darts to each of them, and bade them break them. When all refused, drawing out one by one, he easily broke them,--thus teaching them that if they held together, they would continue strong; but if they fell out and were divided, they would become weak."

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Scilurus.

"Dionysius the Elder, being asked whether he was at leisure, he replied, "God forbid that it should ever befall me!""

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Dionysius.

"A prating barber asked Archelaus how he would be trimmed. He answered, "In silence.""

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Archelaus.

"When Philip had news brought him of divers and eminent successes in one day, "O Fortune!" said he, "for all these so great kindnesses do me some small mischief.""

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Philip.

"There were two brothers called Both and Either; perceiving Either was a good, understanding, busy fellow, and Both a silly fellow and good for little, Philip said, "Either is both, and Both is neither.""

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Philip.

"Philip being arbitrator betwixt two wicked persons, he commanded one to fly out of Macedonia and the other to pursue him."

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Philip.

"Being about to pitch his camp in a likely place, and hearing there was no hay to be had for the cattle, "What a life," said he, "is ours, since we must live according to the convenience of asses!""

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Philip.

""These Macedonians," said he, "are a rude and clownish people, that call a spade a spade.""

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Philip.

"He made one of Antipater's recommendation a judge; and perceiving afterwards that his hair and beard were coloured, he removed him, saying, "I could not think one that was faithless in his hair could be trusty in his deeds.""

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Philip.

"Being nimble and light-footed, his father encouraged him to run in the Olympic race. "Yes," said he, "if there were any kings there to run with me.""

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Alexander.

"When Darius offered him ten thousand talents, and to divide Asia equally with him, "I would accept it," said Parmenio, "were I Alexander." "And so truly would I," said Alexander, "if I were Parmenio." But he answered Darius that the earth could not bear two suns, nor Asia two kings."

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Alexander.

"When he was wounded with an arrow in the ankle, and many ran to him that were wont to call him a god, he said smiling, "That is blood, as you see, and not, as Homer saith, 'such humour as distils from blessed gods.'""

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Alexander.

"Aristodemus, a friend of Antigonus, supposed to be a cook's son, advised him to moderate his gifts and expenses. "Thy words," said he, "Aristodemus, smell of the apron.""

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Antigonus I.

"Thrasyllus the Cynic begged a drachm of Antigonus. "That," said he, "is too little for a king to give." "Why, then," said the other, "give me a talent." "And that," said he, "is too much for a Cynic (or, for a dog) to receive.""

Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. Antigonus I.