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named   advanced   at   an   even   pace��31�А  �towards   him�察  �but   the   other�察  �in   her 

eagerness to outstrip her�察�ran forward to the youth�察�exclaiming�察�'I see you�察�

Heracles�察  �in   doubt   and   difficulty   what   path   of   life   to   choose�察  �make   me 

your friend�察�and I will lead you to the pleasantest road and easiest。 This I 

promise you�此�you shall taste all of life's sweets and escape all bitters。 In 

the first place�察�you shall not trouble your brain with war or business�察�other 

topics   shall   engage   your   mind�撮�32�А  �your   only  speculation�察  �what   meat   or 

drink you   shall find   agreeable to   your   palate�察�what   delight��33�А�of   ear or 

eye�察�what pleasure of smell or touch�察�what darling lover's intercourse shall 

most enrapture you�察�how you shall pillow your limbs in softest slumber�察�

how   cull   each   individual   pleasure   without   alloy  of   pain�察  �and   if   ever   the 



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suspicion steal upon you that the stream of joys will one day dwindle�察�trust 

me I will not lead you where you shall replenish the store by toil of body 

and trouble of soul。 No� �others shall labour�察�but you shall reap the fruit of 

their labours�察�you shall withhold your hand from nought which shall bring 

you   gain。   For   to   all   my   followers   I   give   authority   and   power   to   help 

themselves freely from every side。' 

     ��31�А�Or�察 �without change in her demeanour。; 

     ��32�А  �Reading   ��diese���察  �or   ��dioisei���察   �you   shall   continue   speculating 

solely。; 

     ��33�А  �It   will   be   recollected   that   Prodicus   prided   himself   on   ��orthotes 

onomaton��。 Possibly Xenophon is imitating ��caricaturing�殖� his                            style。 

��terphtheies�察�estheies�察�euphrantheies��。 

     ;Heracles   hearing   these   words   made   answer�此  �'What�察  �O   lady�察  �is   the 

name you bear��' To which she�此�'Know that my friends call be Happiness�察�

but   they   that   hate   me   have   their   own   nicknames��34�А  �for   me�察  �Vice   and 

Naughtiness。' 

     ��34�А�So the vulg。 ��upokorizomenoi�� is interpreted。 Cobet �─�Pros。 Xen。; 

p。     36��      suggests      ��upoknizomenoi��            =     ;quippe       qui     desiderio 

pungantur。; 

     ;But   just   then   the   other   of   those   fair   women   approached   and   spoke�此�

'Heracles�察�I too am come to you�察�seeing that your parents are well known 

to   me�察   �and   in  your    nurture    I  have    gauged     your   nature�察   �wherefore      I 

entertain   good   hope that   if   you   choose the   path   which   leads to   me�察  �you 

shall   greatly   bestir   yourself   to   be   the   doer   of   many   a   doughty   deed   of 

noble emprise�察�and that I too shall be held in even higher honour for your 

sake�察�lit with the lustre shed by valorous deeds。��35�А�I will not cheat you 

with preludings of pleasure�撮�36�А�but I will relate to you the things that are 

according to the ordinances of God in very truth。 Know then that among 

things that are lovely and of good report�察�not one have the gods bestowed 

upon mortal men apart from toil and pains。 Would you obtain the favour of 

the gods�察�then must you pay these same gods service�察�would you be loved 

by   your    friends�察   �you   must    benefit   these    friends�察  �do   you   desire    to  be 

honoured   by   the   state�察  �you   must   give   the   state   your   aid�察  �do   you   claim 



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admiration   for   your   virtue   from   all   Hellas�察  �you   must   strive   to   do   some 

good to Hellas�察�do you wish earth to yield her fruits to you abundantly�察�to 

earth   must   you   pay   your   court�察  �do   you   seek   to   amass   riches   from   your 

flocks   and   herds�察  �on   them   must   you   bestow   your   labour�察  �or   is   it   your 

ambition to be potent as a warrior�察�able to save your friends and to subdue 

your foes�察�then must you learn the arts of war from those who have   the 

knowledge�察  �and   practise   their   application   in   the   field   when   learned�察  �or 

would   you   e'en   be   powerful   of   limb   and   body�察  �then   must   you   habituate 

limbs   and   body   to   obey   the   mind�察  �and   exercise   yourself   with   toil   and 

sweat。' 

     ��35�А�Or�察 �bathed in the splendour of thy virtues。; 

     ��36�А�Or�察 �honeyed overtures of pleasure。; 

     ;At this point�察。�as Prodicus relates�� Vice broke in exclaiming�此�'See you�察�

Heracles�察�how hard and long the road is by which yonder woman would 

escort you to her festal joys。��37�А�But I will guide you by a short and easy 

road to happiness。' 

     ��37�А�Hesiod�察 �Theog。; 909�察�Milton�察 �L'Allegro�察─�12。 

     ;Then spoke Virtue�此�'Nay�察�wretched one�察�what good thing hast thou�拭�or 

what sweet thing art thou acquainted withthat wilt stir neither hand nor 

foot to gain it�拭�Thou�察�that mayest not even await the desire of pleasure�察�but�察�

or   ever   that   desire   springs   up�察  �art   already   satiated�察  �eating   before   thou 

hungerest�察�and drinking before thou thirsteth�察�who to eke out an appetite 

must   invent   an   army   of   cooks   and   confectioners�察  �and   to   whet   thy   thirst 

must lay down costliest wines�察�and run up and down in search of ice   in 

summer´time�察�to help thy slumbers soft coverlets suffice not�察�but couches 

and feather´beds must be   prepared thee and rockers  to rock thee to   rest�察�

since desire for sleep in thy case springs not from toil but from vacuity and 

nothing in the world to do。 Even the natural appetite of love thou forcest 

prematurely by every means thou mayest devise�察�confounding the sexes in 

thy service。 Thus thou educatest thy friends�此�with insult in the night season 

and   drowse   of   slumber   during   the   precious   hours   of   the   day。   Immortal�察�

thou    art  cast   forth  from   the    company   of     gods�察  �and   by   good    men    art 

dishonoured�此  �that   sweetest   sound   of   all�察  �the   voice   of   praise�察  �has   never 



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thrilled thine ears�察�and the fairest of all fair visions is hidden from thine 

eyes   that   have   never   beheld   one   bounteous   deed   wrought   by   thine   own 

hand。   If   thou   openest   thy   lips   in   speech�察  �who   will   believe   thy   word�拭  �If 

thou   hast   need   of   aught�察  �none   shall   satisfy   thee。   What   sane   man   will 

venture to join thy rablle rout�拭�Ill indeed are thy revellers to look upon�察�

young men impotent of body�察�and old men witless in mind�此�in the heyday 

of life they batten in sleek idleness�察�and wearily do they drag through an 

age   of   wrinkled   wretchedness�此  �and   why�拭  �they   blush   with   shame   at   the 

thought of deeds done in the past�察�and groan for weariness at what is left to 

do。 During their youth they ran riot through their sweet things�察�and laid up 

for   themselves   large   store   of   bitterness   against   the   time   of   eld。   But   my 

companionship          is  with   the   gods�察  �and    with   the   good    among     men     my 

conversation�察�no bounteous deed�察�divine or human�察�is wrought without my 

aid。   Therefore   am   I   honoured   in   Heaven   pre´eminently�察  �and   upon   earth 

among   men   whose   right   it   is   to   honour   me�撮�38�А  �as   a   beloved   fellow´ 

worker of all craftsmen�察�a faithful guardian of house and lands�察�whom the 

owners bless�察�a kindly helpmeet of servants�撮�39�А�a brave assistant in the 

labours of peace�察�an unflinching ally in the deeds of war�察�a sharer in all 

friendships indispensable。 To my friends is given an enjoyment of meats 

and drinks�察�which is sweet in itself and devoid of trouble�察�in that 

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