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    of his intention。〃 Cf。 Aristot。 〃H。 A。〃 ix。 37。







'27' Cf。 Aristoph。 〃Knights;〃 244 (Demosthenes calls to the



    hipparchs'?'):







        {andres eggus 。 all' amunou; kapanastrephou palin}。















IX







To read these observations over a few times will be sufficient; but



for giving them effect the officer will need perpetually to act as



circumstances require。'1' He must take in the situation at a glance;



and carry out unflinchingly whatever is expedient for the moment。 To



set down in writing everything that he must do; is not a whit more



possible than to know the future as a whole。'2' But of all hints and



suggestions the most important to my mind is this: whatever you



determine to be right; with diligence endeavour to perform。 For be it



tillage of the soil; or trading; or seafaring; or the art of ruling;



without pains applied to bring the matter to perfection; the best



theories in the world; the most correct conclusions; will be



fruitless。







'1' {pros to paratugkhanon}; lit。 〃to meet emergencies。〃 Cf。 Thuc。 i。



    122: 〃For war; least of all things; conforms to prescribed rules;



    it strikes out a path for itself when the moment comes〃 (Jowett)。







'2' Or; 〃is about as feasible as to foretell each contingency hid in



    the womb of futurity。〃







One thing I am prepared to insist on: it is clear to myself that by



Heaven's help our total cavalry force might be much more quickly



raised to the full quota of a thousand troopers;'3' and with far less



friction to the mass of citizens; by the enrolment of two hundred



foreign cavalry。 Their acquisition will be doubly helpful; as



intensifying the loyalty of the entire force and as kindling a mutual



ambition to excel in manly virtue。







'3' See Schneid。 ad loc。; Boeckh; 〃P。 E。 A。〃 pp。 263; 264; Herod。 vi。



    112; Thuc。 vi。 31; Aristoph。 〃Knights;〃 223; Aeschin。 〃De F。 L。〃



    334…337。 See for this reform; Martin; op。 cit。 343; 368。







I can state on my own knowledge that the Lacedaemonian cavalry only



began to be famous'4' with the introduction of foreign troopers; and



in the other states of Hellas everywhere the foreign brigades stand in



high esteem; as I perceive。 Need; in fact; contributes greatly to



enthusiasm。 Towards the necessary cost of the horses I hold that an



ample fund will be provided;'5' partly out of the pockets of those who



are only too glad to escape cavalry service (in other words; those on



whom the service devolves prefer to pay a sum of money down and be



quit of the duty);'6' and from wealthy men who are physically



incompetent; and I do not see why orphans possessed of large estates



should not contribute。'7' Another belief I hold is that amongst our



resident aliens'8' there are some who will show a laudable ambition if



incorporated with the cavalry。 I argue from the fact; apparent to



myself; that amongst this class persons are to be found most zealously



disposed to carry out the part assigned to them; in every other branch



of honourable service which the citizens may choose to share with



them。 Again; it strikes me that if you seek for an energetic infantry



to support your cavalry; you will find it in a corps composed of



individuals whose hatred to the foe is naturally intense。'9' But the



success of the above suggestions will depend doubtless on the



consenting will of Heaven。'10'







'4' 〃Entered on an era of prestige with the incorporation of;〃 after



    Leuctra; 371 B。C。; when the force was at its worst。 See 〃Hell。〃



    VI。 iv。 10。







'5' Or; 〃money will be forthcoming for them。〃 Cf。 Lys。 〃Against



    Philon;〃 xxxi。 15; Martin; op。 cit。 319。







'6' Cf。 〃Hell。〃 III。 iv。 15; 〃Ages。〃 i。 23。 Courier brackets this



    sentence '{oti 。 。 。 ippeuein}' as a gloss; Martin; p。 323;



    emends。







'7' As to the legal exemption of orphans Schneid。 cf。 Dem。 〃Symm。〃



    182。 15; Lys。 〃Against Diogeit。〃 24。







'8' Lit。 〃metoecs。〃 See 〃Revenues;〃 ii。







'9' Lit。 〃men the most antagonistic to the enemy。〃 Is the author



    thinking of Boeotian emigres? Cf。 〃Hell。〃 VI。 iii。 1; 5; Diod。 xv。



    46。 6。







'10' Lit。 〃with the consenting will of the gods these things all may



    come to pass。〃







And now if the repetition of the phrase throughout this treatise 〃act



with God;〃 surprises any one; he may take my word for it that with the



daily or hourly occurrence of perils which must betide him; his



wonderment will diminish; as also with the clearer recognition of the



fact that in time of war the antagonists are full of designs against



each other; but the precise issue of these plots and counterplots is



rarely known。 To what counsellor; then; can a man apply for advice in



his extremity save only to the gods; who know all things and forewarn



whomsoever they will by victims or by omens; by voice or vision? Is it



not rational to suppose that they will prefer to help in their need;



not those who only seek them in time of momentary stress and trouble;



but those rather who in the halcyon days of their prosperity make a



practice of rendering to Heaven the service of heart and soul?























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