The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-01
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body Of ancient literature which is supe..
HoP 10 that Of Oicero on 'sMoral Duaes. 2
It embodies the highest standard OF man
and MANS obligations whioh; mas scome
down to US fAen the cultivated nations
OF antiquity. 10 reading IL. weinstinct
} lively ask, were there msn IN those day 9
who .fulalled this beautiful ideal? We
should think o.yin. q: country illustrated
byoao many .nobletand self.saoriAcing
deeds, aud where. The compliment of
! Pyrrhue to Fabricins. that the sun could
bsimoFes easilyS turned from his course
than be from ,honor. might have been
J. extS1dsd 70 more individuals than among
any other people who hAve ever lived.
II ttaaeoss honor upon Cicero as man
md e patriot. that in moral anbiecta.
where. his heart was most deeply inte-
I rested; he felt drawn by a strong attrac-
{ sion 70 the lofty, doctrine Of the stoicq.
Il possessed extraordinary charms for
him and those oompatriots of his. who
ssrove to retain the ancient 'oharacterig-
! tio gravity and, elevation Of mind. and to
uphold the exemplary administration of
: public affairs. in the splendor and gran
& deur Of its markings I'm its ,nhtagonistio
tendency to the thens, prevalentand in
I. creasiDg corruption. and ii The para
mount importance which it attributed to
duty over every othsr consideration.
Lacking in tenderness and unfavorable
60 msthetio cultivation, this system,
sneysrthaless, developed the highest type
.,ofsInah ant terror TO Christianity. and by
Infusion into faws and jurispruderoe,
asmpaissd 70 them its own spirit OF right.
Justice aud moderation. : Crystallizsd il
tbist tofps u has coms down to !onr own
Shines. and enters into the. code OF all
! civilized hations.S. ~ ipIsTa,. ~
!, According to Cicero and the authori-
ties whom he, followed; the Supreme
:. Being, who has prescribed moral duties,
has given the rational nature from which
We Ire To- lenrn them, and the faculties
necessary to solve them. In that nature
afeimbedd ded the great cardinal princi-
pies into which virtue may be resolved.
Thsse are Justice. wisdom, .fortitude aud
/: temperance. Intimately bound together;
they have each slitsT ap,propriate and re-
speptiye set Of, duties, The duty of wis
: DOM for Instance. Is to search after
truth. wesinstinotivoly love knowledge
and are- attracted to its pursuit. But we
must hes on sdb rds that We give assent
onl5sstqwhatshas bsens we'll .consideied5
that we choose proper and worthy Sub
;;jeets Of study, and that We do not be-
come absorbed by airy abstractiols to
the neglect Of the pressing dnties OF
liiG The other three virtues directly
cohcern active life. and belong TO the
field Of human needs and responsibilities.
Of;these juatios is Of the largest extent,
and of the highest splendor. No action
should ssbe yentured upon Of which we
doubt whether it be just or not. The
very doubt implies thought OF wrong
Fortitude dazEles the eyes Of men; they
generally esteem it to be the noblest Of
vistnssi Eat AhA sssoioss correct theHerro.
which d#eils.inl popular apprehension ol
it. and sxpsessiYely define it to be- "vir
7 tue battling FOR equity Temperance oe
is "a lovely ohtgrowth OF virtue. It il
native modtaty which shrinksi from civ
Ing offence to others; it is solf-restrain
and the sway over the passions. the calm
{ Of the sonl and just propriety in WORD
and. deed + is the bloom Of virtue. and
corfesponds to beauty and color in the
complexion. AS these show the vigorous
constitution and sound health OF tbs
body, so does this beoome proof and
an exhibition OF genuine probity in the
soul; 5 It gives lustre to the life, and
secures the appreciation Of those about
de. BY, the due order, consistency and
regularity which it" enforces in all our
words1ahd .aotionss sGfaaa Ills
Ne have beens'led to risk the presen-
tssteTot sthisimp erfsot and mesgre out
line OF moral excellence as drawn by the
matohless, pen ,Oi the erRoman,orstor. by