<w lemma="%2A%28%2Foti">Ὅτι</w> "<w lemma="dei%3D">δεῖ</w> <w lemma="mh%5C">μὴ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29naginw%2Fskein">ἀναγινώσκειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="tragw%7Cdi%2Fas">τραγῳδίας</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="mu%2Fqous">μύθους</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="i%28stori%2Fas">ἱστορίας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskein">γινώσκειν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sunefista%2Fnein">συνεφιστάνειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w>.
<w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Ds">οἷς</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpasin">ἅπασιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fstin">ἔστιν</w> <w lemma="o%28ra%3Dn">ὁρᾶν</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fsoi">ὅσοι</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29delfw%3Dn">ἀδελφῶν</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flous">ἀλλήλους</w> <w lemma="o%29rgh%5Cn">ὀργὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="filoniki%2Fan">φιλονικίαν</w> <w lemma="e%29mpeso%2Fntes">ἐμπεσόντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="polu%5C">πολὺ</w> <w lemma="prou%2Fbhsan">προύβησαν</w>, <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="toiou%2Ftous">τοιούτους</w> <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="sfa%3Ds">σφᾶς</w> <w lemma="a%29polwleko%2Ftas">ἀπολωλεκότας</w>, <w lemma="a%29lla%5C">ἀλλὰ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fon">βίον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="te%2Fkna">τέκνα</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="po%2Fleis">πόλεις</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Frdhn">ἄρδην</w> <w lemma="katestrafo%2Ftas">κατεστραφότας</w>,
<w lemma="o%28%2Fsoi">ὅσοι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="metri%2Fws">μετρίως</w> <w lemma="e%29zh%2Flwsan">ἐζήλωσαν</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="ste%2Frgein">στέργειν</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="fe%2Frein">φέρειν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn">ἀλλήλων</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoi%2Fas">ἀγνοίας</w>, <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fpantas">ἅπαντας</w> <w lemma="swth%3Dras">σωτῆρας</w> <w lemma="gegono%2Ftas">γεγονότας</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="a%29rti%2Fws">ἀρτίως</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dpon">εἶπον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kalli%2Fsths">καλλίστης</w> <w lemma="fh%2Fmhs">φήμης</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="do%2Fchs">δόξης</w> <w lemma="bebiwko%2Ftas">βεβιωκότας</w>.
<w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mh%5Cn">μὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="%2Alakedai%2Fmoni">Λακεδαίμονι</w> <w lemma="basilei%3Ds">βασιλεῖς</w> <w lemma="polla%2Fkis">πολλάκις</w> <w lemma="u%28ma%3Ds">ὑμᾶς</w> <w lemma="e%29pe%2Fsthsa">ἐπέστησα</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fgwn">λέγων</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="tosou%3Dton">τοσοῦτον</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="dieth%2Frhsan">διετήρησαν</w> <w lemma="sfw%3Dn">σφῶν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="patri%2Fdi">πατρίδι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="h%28gemoni%2Fan">ἡγεμονίαν</w> <w lemma="o%28%2Fson">ὅσον</w> <w lemma="peiqarxou%3Dntes">πειθαρχοῦντες</w> <w lemma="w%28%2Fsper">ὥσπερ</w> <w lemma="goneu%3Dsi">γονεῦσι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29fo%2Frois">ἐφόροις</w> <w lemma="h%29nei%2Fxonto">ἠνείχοντο</w> <w lemma="sumbasileu%2Fontes">συμβασιλεύοντες</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois:">ἀλλήλοις·</w>
<w lemma="o%28%2Fte">ὅτε</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="diafwnh%2Fsantes">διαφωνήσαντες</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="monarxi%2Fan">μοναρχίαν</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="pra%2Fgmata">πράγματα</w> <w lemma="mete%2Fsthsan">μετέστησαν</w>, <w lemma="to%2Fte">τότε</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="a%28%2Fma">ἅμα</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kakw%3Dn">κακῶν</w> <w lemma="pei%3Dran">πεῖραν</w> <w lemma="e%29poi%2Fhsan">ἐποίησαν</w> <w lemma="labei%3Dn">λαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aspa%2Frthn:">Σπάρτην·</w>
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="teleutai%3Don">τελευταῖον</w> <w lemma="w%28sanei%5C">ὡσανεὶ</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fndeicin">ἔνδειξιν</w> <w lemma="u%28mi%3Dn">ὑμῖν</w> <w lemma="le%2Fgwn">λέγων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tiqei%5Cs">τιθεὶς</w> <w lemma="e%29nargw%3Ds">ἐναργῶς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="o%29%2Fyin">ὄψιν</w> <w lemma="diete%2Floun">διετέλουν</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftous">τούτους</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2Aeu%29me%2Fnh">Εὐμένη</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29%2Fattalon">Ἄτταλον</w>,
<w lemma="o%28%2Fti">ὅτι</w> <w lemma="paralabo%2Fntes">παραλαβόντες</w> <w lemma="ou%28%3Dtoi">οὗτοι</w> <w lemma="mikra%5Cn">μικρὰν</w> <w lemma="a%29rxh%5Cn">ἀρχὴν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tuxou%3Dsan">τυχοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="hu%29ch%2Fkasi">ηὐξήκασι</w> <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w>, <w lemma="w%28%2Fste">ὥστε</w> <w lemma="mhdemia%3Ds">μηδεμιᾶς</w> <w lemma="ei%29%3Dnai">εἶναι</w> <w lemma="katadeeste%2Fran">καταδεεστέραν</w>, <w lemma="di%27">δι᾽</w> <w lemma="ou%29qe%5Cn">οὐθὲν</w> <w lemma="e%28%2Fteron">ἕτερον</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="au%28tou%5Cs">αὑτοὺς</w> <w lemma="o%28mo%2Fnoian">ὁμόνοιαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="sumfwni%2Fan">συμφωνίαν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="du%2Fnasqai">δύνασθαι</w> <w lemma="kataci%2Fwsin">καταξίωσιν</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flois">ἀλλήλοις</w> <w lemma="diafula%2Fttein:">διαφυλάττειν·</w> <w lemma="w%28%3Dn">ὧν</w> <w lemma="u%28mei%3Ds">ὑμεῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29kou%2Fontes">ἀκούοντες</w> <w lemma="ou%29x">οὐχ</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="nou%3Dn">νοῦν</w> <w lemma="e%29lamba%2Fnete">ἐλαμβάνετε</w>,
<w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="d%27">δ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29nanti%2Fon">ἐναντίον</w> <w lemma="h%29kona%3Dt%27">ἠκονᾶτ᾽</w>, <w lemma="e%29moi%5C">ἐμοὶ</w> <w lemma="dokei%3D">δοκεῖ</w>, <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="kat%27">κατ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29llh%2Flwn">ἀλλήλων</w> <w lemma="qumou%2Fs">θυμούς</w>."
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<head>Philip Addresses his Sons</head>"One should not merely read tragedies, tales, and<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note27">Part of a speech of Philip to his two sons after the quarrel at the manœuvres. See<bibl n="Liv. 40.8" default="NO" valid="yes">Livy, 40, 8</bibl>.</note>histories, but should understand and ponder over them. In all of them one may learn that whenever brothers fall out and allow their quarrel to go any great length, they invariably end not only by destroying themselves but in the utter ruin of their property, children, and cities; while those who keep their self-love within reasonable bounds, and put up with each other's weaknesses, are the preservers of these, and live in the fairest reputation and fame. I have often directed your attention to the kings in <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a>, telling you that they preserved the hegemony in Greece for their country just so long as they obeyed the ephors, as though they were their parents, and were content to reign jointly. But directly they in their folly tried to change the government to a monarchy, they caused <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Sparta&groupId=660&placeId=1208">Sparta</a> to experience every misery possible. Finally, I have pointed out to you as an example the case of Eumenes and Attalus; showing you that, though they succeeded to but a small and insignificant realm, they have raised it to a level with the best, simply by the harmony and unity of sentiment, and mutual respect which they maintained towards each other. But so far from taking my words to heart, you are, as it seems to me, whetting your angry passions against each other. . . ."
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