The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-10
classical Anecdotes.

Classical Anecdotes.
Cato, the elder, said, That wise
men learned moro from fools, than
fools from wise men. g,0'
Caesar gave as a reason for Sylla
resigning the dictatorship, that he
(Sylla) was ignorant of letters and
could not dictate.
Demades, the orator, in his old age.
was a great talker and gll,I1tto1. An
tipates said of him. That he was
like a sacrifice; nothing left but tongue
and paunoh." "A
Plato was wont to say of his master,
Socrates, lie was like the apothe-
carries gallypots-that he had on the
outside apes, and owls, and satyrs
but within precious drugs" n
One Of the stoics was asked in what
wise man differed from fool. He
answered Send them both naked
to those who know them not, and you
shall perceive. Il
Arstippus said THAT those who
studied particular sciences to the neg
leet Of philosophy, were like Pene-
lope's woers, that made love to the
waiting women"
Alonzo of Arragon was wont to say
In commentator of old age, That
age appeared to be best infour things:
Old wood, best to burn; old wine, to
drink old friends, to trust; and old
authors, to read"
Trojan would say Of the vain jeal
Ousies of Princes that seek to make
away with those who aspire to their
succession, That there was never
King chat did put TO death his sue
eessor."
Vespasian asked of Apollonious
what was the cause of Nero's ruin.
Apollonius answered: Negro could
tune the harp we'll; but in Govern
ment he did always wind up the string
too tight or let them down too low"
Philip of Macedon was importuned
to Danish one who was charged with
speaking i'll of him. NO" said
Philip; "better he remain here where
we are both known, than to send him
where we are unknown.
Caesar, when Consul of Cisalpine,
pey one day said: He (C2sar)
agreed well with the name of Uharon,
ferryman of hell, for he came still
for more men, to increase regnHn1 atl1-
brarHng.'
Plato entertained some of his friends
at dinner, and had In the chamber
a bed, neatly and costly furnished.
Diogenes came In and got upon the
bed. and trampled it, saying,
trampled upon the pride of Platol"
Plato mildly answered But with
far more pride. Diogenes. E
Caesars Ueai, vidi, vici was never
more happily illustrated than by
Prince Eugene, who, in August, 1715,
won great battle over the Turks.
His report to the Emperor of Austria
contained only five lines. After he
had sent it, he remarked to friend,
lis easy to be modest when one is
victorious
The Turks made an expedition into
Persia, and, because of the strait jaws
Of the mountains of Armenia, the
Basbaws consulted long which way
they should get in. One, hearing the
debate, said: Here is much ado
how you shall get in; but hear no
body take care how you shall get out.
Which, in fact, they never did.
Pope Adrian VII. was talking will
the Duke of Sesa, That Pasquil CAV
great scandal. and that he would hav
him thrown in the river" But Ses
answered, DO not, holy father, TO
then he will turn frog; and wherea
now he chants by day, he viii the
chant by day and night"
Crassus, the orator, had fish whic1
the Romans called MurRnG, that b
made very tame and fond of hin
The fish died. and Crassus wept for i
One day, during a dispute with Dc
milius, In the Senate, D0milius saiC
Il Foolish Crassus, you wept for you
Milr0Ra. Crassus replied, That j
more than you did for both You
wives"
Demetrious. King of Macedou
would at times retire from bushes
and give himself wholly to pleasures
On one of these occasions, giving on
that he was sick, his father, Amigo
Y mes, came suddenly to visit him, an
met fair damsel coming out Of hi
4 room. When Antigomes came i
Demetrius said: Sir, the fever ha
just left me. Antigomes replied: q
think IL was Il just met at the door.
The Romans made a law against th
bribery and extortion of the Govern
ors of Provinces, Cicero, in one of h
speeches. TO the people, SAID, That
thought the Provinces would petitio
Rome to have that law repealed. FC
before, the Governors did bribe an
extort as much as was sufficient fl
themselves; but now they bride an
extort as much as may be enough ne
only for themselves, but for I'll
Judges, Jurors and magistrates"
Michael Angelo, the famous pain
er, painting in Pope Clements chap
the portraiture of hell and damne
sonls made one of the damned sou
so like Cardinal that was his eneu
that everybody knew it at first sigh
The Cardinal complained to the P9n
and asked that it be defaced = nj
Pope said to him: Why, You kno
very well / have power to deliver
soul out Of purgatery, but not \
hell"
There was one who died greatly
debt. When it was reported In col
81 pany, where divers OF bis creditC
we're, that he was dead, one began
say: Well, if he be gone, then
hath carried 500 ducats OF mine ID