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which distinguishes mankind from the inferior creation。; 

     ��8�А。�alogous���察�i。e。 ;without speach and reason;�察�cf。 modern Greek ��o 

alogos��        =    the    horse      ��sc。    the    animal       par    excellence��。       See 

;Horsemanship�察─�viii。 14。 

     ��9�А。�ede���察 �ipso facto。; 

     ��10�А  �See   ;Anab。;   I。   vii。   4�察  �Frotscher   ap。   Breit。   cf。   Cic。   ;ad   Fam。;   v。 

17。 5�察 �ut et hominem te et virum esse meminisses。; 

     ��11�А�Or�察 �joyance。; 

     To   these   arguments   Hiero   replied�此  �Nay�察  �but�察  �Simonides�察  �the   honours 

and proud attributes bestowed on tyrants have much in common with their 

love´makings�察�as I described them。 Like honours like loves�察�the pair are of 

a piece。 

     For just as the ministrations won from loveless hearts��12�А�are felt to be 

devoid of grace�察�and embraces forcibly procured are sweet no longer�察�so 

the obsequious cringings of alarm are hardly honours。 Since how shall we 

assert that people who are forced to rise from their seats do really rise to 

honour those whom they regard as malefactors�拭�or that these others who 

step aside to let their betters pass them in the street�察�desire thus to show 

respect     to   miscreants�殖�13�А      �And     as   to  gifts�察  �it  is  notorious�察    �people 

commonly bestow them largely upon those they hate�察�and that too when 

their   fears   are   gravest�察  �hoping   to   avert   impending   evil。   Nay�察  �these   are 

nothing more nor less than acts of slavery�察�and they may fairly be set down 

as such。 



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     ��12�А �Or�察   �the   compliance   of   cold   lips   where   love   is   not   reciprocated 

is 。 。 。; 

     ��13�А�Or�察 �to rank injustice。; 

     But honours have a very different origin�撮�14�А�as different to my mind 

as are the sentiments to which they give expression。 See how�察�for instance�察�

men of common mould will single out a man�察�who is a man�撮�15�А�they feel�察�

and competent to be their benefactor�察�one from whom they hope to reap 

rich blessings。 His name lives upon their lips in praise。 As they gaze at him�察�

each one among them sees in him a private treasure。 Spontaneously they 

yield   him   passage   in   the   streets。   They   rise   from   their   seats   to   do   him 

honour�察  �out   of   love   not   fear�察  �they   crown   him   for   his   public��16�А  �virtue's 

sake   and   benefactions。   They   shower   gifts   upon   him   of   their   own   free 

choice。 These same are they who�察�if my definition holds�察�may well be said 

to   render   honour   to   their   hero   by   such   service�察  �whilst   he   that   is   held 

worthy of these services is truly honoured。 And for my part I can but offer 

my congratulations to him。 ;God bless him�察─�say I�察�perceiving that so far 

from being the butt of foul conspiracy�察�he is an object of anxiety to all�察�lest 

evil should betide him�察�and so he pursues the even tenour of his days in 

happiness exempt from fears and jealousy��17�А�and risk。 But the current of 

the tyrant's life runs differently。 Day and night�察�I do assure you�察�Simonides�察�

he lives like one condemned by the general verdict of mankind to die for 

his iniquity。 

     ��14�А�Lit。 ;Honours would seem to be the outcome and expression of 

conditions utterly remote from these�察�in fact their very                     opposites。; 

     ��15�А�Cf。 Napoleon's accost of Goethe�察 �Vous etes un homme�察─�and ;as 

Goethe left the room�察�Napoleon repeated to Berthier and Daru�察                          �'Voila 

un homme��'; �─�The Life of Goethe�察─�Lewes�察�p。 500��。 

     ��16�А �Reading   ��koines���察  �which   ought   to   mean   ;common   to   them  and 

him;�察         �if   with   Cobet   ��koine���察   �in   public   crown   him   for   his   virtue's 

sake�察        �a benefactor。; 

     ��17�А�Or�察 �without reproach。; 

     Now when Simonides had listened to these reasonings to the end�撮�18�А�

he    answered�此     �How     is  it�察 �Hiero�察  �if  to  play    the  tyrant    is  a  thing   so 

villainous�撮�19�А�and that is your final judgment�察�how comes it you are not 



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quit    of  so   monstrous      an  evil�拭  �Neither    you�察   �nor�察 �for   that  matter�察  �any 

monarch else I ever heard of�察�having once possessed the power�察�did ever of 

his own free will divest himself of sovereignty。 How is that�察�Hiero�拭�

     ��18�А�Cf。 ;Econ。; xi。 1。 

     ��19�А�Or�察 �if to monarchise and play the despot。; 

     For    one   simple     reason    ��the  tyrant   answered���察     �and   herein    lies  the 

supreme   misery   of   despotic   power�察  �it   is   not   possible   even   to   be   quit   of 

it。��20�А�How could the life of any single tyrant suffice to square the account�拭�

How should he pay in full to the last farthing all the moneys of all whom 

he has robbed�拭�with what chains laid upon him make requital to all those 

he has thrust into felons' quarters�殖�21�А�how proffer lives enough to die in 

compensation of the dead men he has slain�拭�how die a thousand deaths�拭�

     ��20�А�Holden aptly cf。 Plut。 ;Sol。; 14�察。�kalon men einai ten torannida 

khorion�察�ouk ekhein de apobasin���察 �it was true a tyrrany was a                           very 

fair spot�察�but it had no way down from it; ��Clough�察�i。 p。                     181��。 

     ��21�А  �Or�察   �how   undergo   in   his   own   person   the   imprisonments   he   has 

inflicted�拭─�Reading ��antipaskhoi���察�or if ��antiparaskhoi���察�transl。                       ;how 

could      he     replace     in    his    own      person     the    exact     number       of 

imprisonments which he has inflicted on others�拭─�

     Ah�察 �no�   �Simonides   ��he added���察 �if   to hang one's   self   outright be   ever 

gainful to pour mortal soul�察�then�察�take my word for it�察�that is the tyrant's 

remedy�此  �there's   none   better   suited��22�А  �to   his   case�察  �since   he   alone   of   all 

men   is   in   this   dilemma�察  �that   neither   to   keep   nor   lay   aside   his   troubles 

profits him。 

     ��22�А�Or�察 �nought more profitable to meet the case。; The author plays 

on ��lusitelei�� according to his wont。 



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     Here Simonides took up the thread of the discourse��1�А�as follows�此�That 

for the moment�察�Hiero�察�you should be out of heart regarding tyranny��2�А�I 

do   not   wonder�察  �since   you   have   a   strong   desire   to   be   loved   by   human 

beings�察    �and   you   are  persuaded      that  it  is  your   office  which     balks   the 

realisation of your dream。 

     ��1�А�Al。 ;took up the speaker thus。; 

     ��2�А �In reference to despotic rule。; 

     Now�察    �however�察     �I  am    no   less   certain    I  can   prove     to  you    that 

government��3�А  �implies   no   obstacle   to   being   loved�察  �but   rather   holds   the 

advantage over private life so far。 And whilst investigating if this be really 

so�察�let us not embarass the inquiry by asking whether in proportion to his 

greater power the ruler is able to do kindness on a grander scale。 But put it 

thus�此�Two human beings�察�the one in humble circumstances�撮�4�А�the other a 

despotic   ruler�察  �perform  a   common   act�察  �which   of   these   twain   will�察  �under 

like   conditions�撮�5�А     �win   the  larger   thanks�拭   �I  will   begin   with   the   most 

trifling��6�А  �examples�察  �and   first   a   simple   friendly   salutation�察   �Good   day�察─�

;Good evening�察─�dropped at sight of some one from the lips of here a ruler�察�

there   a   private   citizen。   In   such   a   case�察  �whose   salutation   will   sound   the 

pleasanter to him accosted�拭�

     ��3�А。�to arkhein��。 Cf。 ;Cyrop。; passim。 

     ��4�А �A private person。; 

     ��5�А�Lit。 ;by like expenditure of power。; 

     ��6�А  。�arkhomai       soi��。  Lit。  ;I'll  begin    you   with   quite   commonplace 

examples。; Holden cf。 Shakesp。 ;Merry Wives�察─�i。 4。 97�察 �I'll do                         you 

your master what good I can;�察 �Much Ado�察─�ii。 3。 115�察 �She                           will sit 

you。; For the distinction between ��paradeigmaton�� =                         examples and 

��upodeigmata�� = suggestions see ;Horsem。; ii。 2。 

     Or    again�撮�7�А   �let   us   suppose     that  both    should    have    occasion     to 

pronounce a panegyric。 Whose compliments will carry farther�察�in the way 

of delectation�察�think you�拭�Or on occasion of a solemn sacrifice�察�suppose 

they   do   a   friend   the   honour   of   an   invitation。��8�А  �In   either   case   it   is   an 

honour�察     �but   which    will   be   regarded     with    the  greater    gratitude�察   �the 



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monarch's or the lesser man's�拭�

     ��7�А �Come now。; 

     ��8�А   �Cf。  ;Mem。;      II。  iii。  11  as   to  ;sacrifices    as   a  means     of  social 

enjoyment。;   Dr。   Holden   cf。 Aristot。   ;Nic。   Eth。; VIII。   ix。   160�察              �And 

hence      it  is   that    these    clan    communites        and    hundreds       solemnise 

sacrifices�察�in connection with which they hold large gatherings�察                           �and 

thereby      not    only    pay    honour     to   the    gods�察   �but    also   provide      for 

themselves        holiday     and    amusement;         ��R。   Williams��。      Thuc。     ii。  38�察�

;And      we    have    not   forgotten    to   provide    for   our   weary     spirits  many 

relaxations       from      toil�察   �we     have     regular      games      and     sacrifices 

throughout the year; ��Jowett��。 Plut。 ;Them。; v。�察。�kai gar                         philothuten 

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