Greek Wit.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 April 1914, Page 4

Greek Wit.

Cloonienes when asked what was the uuty oi a good king replied:

"To ilo good to your mends, Out harm to your enemies." Un which the philosopher Aristo observed : "Would it not be still better to make your enemies friends, and so to do good to them also?"

Philip of ALacedon, being advised by his friends to banish one of his slanderers, replied: "If Ido he will go about and abuse me where, there are more to listen to him."

Dionyius the Tyrant, to put a slight upon Plato, gave him the lowest seat at the table. "I dare say," he observed, "when Plato goes back to Athens, he will have plenty to say against- us/ "Sir," said Plato, "I hope JL may never be ao at a loss for subjects of conversation as to havo to talk about you," Anaximander was once laughed he borrowed money of his friends. "ISot for my own benefit," he replied, "but to teach them the proper use of wealth." Anaxinander was once laughed at by some, small boys on account of his singing. When told of it he said "We must sing better on account of these small boys."

An ambassador, having come to Sparta from Perintbus, spoke at great length. "What answer shall I return to the Perinthians?" he asked. "Say," replied the

king, "That you talked a great deal, and that I did not utter a word." Diogenes was asked at what time of life one had best marry. "If you are young," he replied, "not yet; if you are old, never."