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"By scorning to get unclean gain and if the good were honoured, but justice fell upon the unjust."

"What is the best thing of all for a man to ask of the gods in prayer?"

"That he may be always at peace with himself continually."

"Can you tell me in briefest space what is best of all?"

"A sound mind in a manly body, as I believe."

"Of what effect are righteousness and courage?"

"To advance the common good by private pains."

"What is the mark of wisdom among men?"

"To read aright the present, and to march with the occasion."

"In what kind of matter is it right to trust in men?"

"Where danger itself follows the action close."

"What do men mean by happiness?"

"Death after a life of least pain and greatest pleasure." 538