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anddownwiththemintheirarmsandbosomsyoungpuppy-dogsand
monkeys,embracingandmakingmuchofthem,tookoccasionnot
unnaturallytoaskwhetherthewomenintheircountrywerenotusedto
bearchildren;
bythatprince-likereprimandgravelyreflectingupon
personswhospendandlavishuponbrutebeaststhataffectionand
kindnesswhichnaturehasimplantedinustobebestowedonthoseof
ourownkind.Withlikereasonmayweblamethosewhomisusethatlove
ofinquiryandobservationwhichnaturehasimplantedinoursouls,by
expendingitonobjectsunworthyoftheattentioneitheroftheireyes
ortheirears,whiletheydisregardsuchasareexcellentin
themselves,andwoulddothemgood.
Themereoutwardsense,beingpassiveinrespondingtothe
impressionoftheobjectsthatcomeinitswayandstrikeuponit,
perhapscannothelpentertainingandtakingnoticeofeverything
thataddressesit,beitwhatitwill,usefulorunuseful;
but,inthe
exerciseofhismentalperception,everyman,ifhechooses,hasa
naturalpowertoturnhimselfuponalloccasions,andtochangeand
shiftwiththegreatesteasetowhatheshallhimselfjudgedesirable.
Sothatitbecomesaman'
sdutytopursueandmakeafterthebest
andchoicestofeverything,thathemaynotonlyemployhis
contemplation,butmayalsobeimprovedbyit.Forasthatcolouris
moresuitabletotheeyewhosefreshnessandpleasantnessstimulates
andstrengthensthesight,soamanoughttoapplyhisintellectual
perceptiontosuchobjectsas,withthesenseofdelight,areaptto
callitforth,andallureittoitsownpropergoodandadvantage.
Suchobjectswefindintheactsofvirtue,whichalsoproducein
themindsofmerereadersaboutthemanemulationandeagernessthat
mayleadthemontoimitation.Inotherthingstheredoesnot
immediatelyfollowupontheadmirationandlikingofthethingdone
anystrongdesireofdoingthelike.Nay,manytimes,onthevery
contrary,whenwearepleasedwiththework,weslightandset
littlebytheworkmanorartisthimself,asforinstance,in
perfumesandpurpledyes,wearetakenwiththethingsthemselveswell
enough,butdonotthinkdyersandperfumersotherwisethanlowand
sordidpeople.ItwasnotsaidamissbyAntisthenes,whenpeople
toldhimthatoneIsmeniaswasanexcellentpiper."
Itmaybeso,"
saidhe,"
butheisbutawretchedhumanbeing,otherwisehewouldnot
havebeenanexcellentpiper."
AndKingPhilip,tothesamepurpose,
toldhissonAlexander,whoonceatamerry-meetingplayedapiece
ofmusiccharminglyandskilfully,"
Areyounotashamed,son,to
playsowell?
"
Foritisenoughforakingorprincetofindleisure
sometimestohearotherssing,andhedoesthemusesquitehonour
enoughwhenhepleasestobebutpresent,whileothersengagein
suchexercisesandtrialsofskill.
Hewhobusieshimselfinmeanoccupationsproduces,inthevery
painshetakesaboutthingsoflittleornouse,anevidenceagainst
himselfofhisnegligenceandindispositiontowhatisreallygood.
Nordidanygenerousandingenuousyoungman,atthesightofthe
statueofJupiteratPisa,everdesiretobeaPhidias,oronseeing
thatofJunoatArgos,longtobeaPolycletus,orfeelinducedbyhis
pleasureintheirpoemstowishtobeanAnacreonorPhiletasor
Archilochus.Foritdoesnotnecessarilyfollow,that,ifapieceof
workpleaseforitsgracefulness,thereforehethatwroughtit
deservesouradmiration.Whenceitisthatneitherdosuchthings
reallyprofitoradvantagethebeholders,uponthesightofwhichno
zealarisesfortheimitationofthem,noranyimpulseorinclination,
whichmaypromptanydesireorendeavourofdoingthelike.But
virtue,bythebarestatementofitsactions,cansoaffectmen'
s
mindsastocreateatoncebothadmirationofthethingsdoneand
desiretoimitatethedoersofthem.Thegoodsoffortunewewould
possessandwouldenjoy;
thoseofvirtuewelongtopractiseand
exercise:
wearecontenttoreceivetheformerfromothers,thelatter
wewishotherstoexperiencefromus.Moralgoodisapractical
stimulus;
itisnosoonerseen,thanitinspiresanimpulseto
practice,andinfluencesthemindandcharacternotbyamere
imitationwhichwelookat,butbythestatementofthefactcreatesa
moralpurposewhichweform.
Andsowehavethoughtfittospendourtimeandpainsinwritingof
thelivesoffamouspersons;
andhavecomposedthistenthbookupon
thatsubject,containingthelifeofPericles,andthatofFabius
Maximus,whocarriedonthewaragainstHannibal,menalike,asin
theirothervirtuesandgoodparts,soespeciallyintheirmindand
uprighttemperanddemeanour,andinthatcapacity
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