Excerpt from Plutarch's Morals, Vol. 2 of 5: Translated From the Greek by Several Hands, Corrected and Revised<br><br>Manderprvpamthehanqmt aquestlonproposedtobiasofpriene,d. Thales ascertained the height of one of the pyramids, and how, 6. Need of preparation for an entertainment, 6. Conversation by the way, 8, 7. Arrival of the company. 7. Anacharsis the Scythian Eumetis. 8. The seat assigned to a person a frivolous consideration, 9. A prodigy: a child born ofa mare, 10. The explanation, ll. Esoprelates the tible of the Lydian mule, ll. The frugality o! Periander, 12. Anachsrsis is questioned respecting the Scythians. 12. A letterisread finmamasiting onypt.proposing a question, 18. Bias sug~ gestsananswertothequestion,14. The serenwise men.in turn,replyto the question how a people should be governed, 16. The discussion comtinued, 18, 17. Answers to other questions, 17, 18. Riddles and their solutions, 19, How should a state be governed! How to govern a house, 21, 22. Talk about Theend isworth more than the means. 24. Thed drinking is to nourish and increase friendship, 24. What measure of outward good should he regarded as snflcient, es. A spare diet, as recommended by Hesiod, 27. Extremes to be avoided, 28. Enjoy fieely what we have, but with moderation, 29. A necessity for eating and drinking. 81. But fital distempers ofien ensue, 82. The story of Arion and the dolphins, 88-88. The story of Hesiod and the dolphins, 86. 87. Another story about dolphins. 88. The creat uresoheytheimpulseolgod,89. Heard.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.