Aristipp sail in a tempest show sign of fear one of the seaman say to he in a  insult manner wonder that be plebeian be horned owl trouble you that be a  philosopher be afraid Aristippus answer that there be not the like wager upon  it for you to perish and or I there be a to arise that defend a cause of  Aristippus and prevail afterward he ask Aitippus now in your distress what do  Socrates do you good Aristippus answer thus in make that which you say of I to  be true there be a Epicurea vauntd that diverse of other sect of philosopher  do after turn epicurean but there be never any Epicuran that turn to any other  sect whereupon a philosopher that be of another sect say the reason be play  for that cock may be mad capon but capos can never b mad cock Chilowould say  that gold be try with the touchstone and Greek weight unit  with lead Sionides  be ask of high what he think of God ask a sevennights time to consider of it  and at the seven night end he ask a fortnight time at the fortnight end a  month at which high marvel Simnides answer that the long he think upon the  matter the more difficult be find it a Spaniard be censure to a French  gentleman the want of devotion among the French in that whereas in Spai when  the sacrament go to the sick any that meet with it turn back and wait upon it  to the house whither it go but in France they only do reverence and pass by  but the Frch gentleman answer he there be reason for it for here with we  Christ be secure among his friend but in Spain there b so many jews and  Marano's that it be not amiss for he to have a convy mr Popham afterward lord  chief justice Popham when he be speaker and the house of commos have sit long  and do in effect nothing come one day to queen Elizabeth the say to he now mr  speaker what have pass in the Commons house he answer if it please your  majesty seven week A king of Sicily after he have take syracs the man whereof  during the siege irad in a bravery speak of he all the Viany that may be sell  the Syracuss for slave and say now if you use such word of I I will tell your  master of you Themistocles in his low fortune be in love with a young  gentleman who scorn he but when he grow to his greatness which be soon after  after he sught he Themistocles say we re both grow wise but too late Bion be  fail and there fall out a great tempest and the Maier that be wicked and  dissolute fellow call upon the God but bio say to they piece let they  horned owl know you be here the turs make a expedition into Persia and because  of the strai jaw of the Moutai of amei the bashaw consult which way they shall  get in one that hear the debate say here be much how you shall get in but I  ear no body ke care hw the shall Philip of maintain arguants with a in point  of his be somewhat peeptorily but the musician say to he God forbid sir your  fortune be S hard that you shall know these thing better than myself  Antalcidas when a Athenian say to he e Spartan be unlearned say again true or  we have learned no will nor vice of you pace the bitter fool be not suffer to  come at queen Elizabeth because of his bitter humour yet at one time some  persuade the queen that he shall come to her undertake for he that he shall  keep within compass so he be bring to her and the Queenaid come on pace now we  shall hear of our fault aith pace I do not use t talk of that that all the  town talk of bishop I atimer say in a sermon at court that he hear great  speech that the kind be poor and many way be propound to make he rich for his  part e have think oh one way which be that they shall help the king t some  good office for all his officer be Richard after the defeat of Cyrus the young  Falinus be send by the king to the grease who have for their part rather  victory than otherwise to command the to yield their arm which when it be deny  Falinus say to clearchs well then te king let we you know that if you remove  from the place where you be now ecamped it be war if you stay it be truce what  shall say you will do A Spartan captain answer it please we as it please the  king how be that faih Falinus say A Spartan captain if we remove war if we  stay truce and so will not disclose his purpose Alcibiades come to Pericles  and stay a while ever he be admit when he come in Pericles civil excuse it and  say I be study how to give I account but Alcibiades say to he if you will be  rule by I study rather how to give no account Mendoza that be viceroy of per  be wont to say that the government of Peru be the best plave that the king of  Spain give save that it be somewhat too nea Madrid when Vespsian pass from  jury to take upon he the empire he go by Alexendria where remain two famous  philosopher Apolloniu and Euphrates the emperor hear the discourse touch  matter of state in the presence of many and when he be weary of they he break  off and in a secret derision find their discourse but speculative and not to  be put in practice say Oh that I may govern wise man and wise man govern I  cardinal Ximees upon a muter which be take against the more be speak to by a  servant of his to stand little out of the smoke of the Harqueuze but he say  again that that be his cns Nero be wont to say of his master seneca that his  isle be like mortar without limb Augustus Caesar out of great indignation  against his two daughter and posthumus Agripp his grand child whereof the two  first be infamous and the last otherwise unworthy will ay that they be not his  seed but ome imposthume than have break from he a seaman come before the udges  of the admiralty for admittance to a office of a ship bind for the ndies be by  one of the judge much light as a insufficient person for hat office he seek to  obtain the udg tell he that he believe he ld not say the point of his compass  the eamen answer that he can say they nder favour better than he can say  hisater our the judge reply that will wgr twenty shilling with he upon that  the seaman take he up it come to trial and the Seamn begin and say all the  point of his compass very exact the judge likewise say his pater our and when  he have finish it e require the wager accord to agreement Becse the Sman be to  say his compass better tan he his pater our which h have horned owl perform  nay I pray sir hold quoth the seaman Thewager be not fiished for I he but hall  do and so he immediate say his compass backward very exact which the judge ail  of in his pater our the seaman carrled away the prize there be a conspiracy  against the emperor limp by Scribnins examine in the senate where Cludius sit  in his chair and one of his free servant stand at the back of he chair in the  examination that free servant who have much power with approach very awily  have almost all that word and among other thing ask in scorn one of the  to weigh who be likewise free servant of Sribonianus I pray sir I Scribonanus  have be emperor what will you have do he answer I will have stand behind his  chair and hold my piece one be aying that his great grand father and grand  father and father die at sea say another hat hear he and I be as you I will  never come at sea why say he where do your great Grad father and grand fher  and father die he answer where but in their bed he answer and I wr as you I  will never come in bd there be a dispute whether great head or little head  have the better wit and one say it must needs be the little for that it be a  Maxie one mjus sir Thom more when the counsel of he party press he for long  day to perform the decree say take Sai Barnabies day which be that long day in  that year now saint baries day be within scagliola day follow one of the  father say that there be but this difference between the death of old man and  young I that old man go to death and death come to young man Jason the  Thssalian be wont to say that some thing may be do ujustly that many thing may  be do just there be a harbinger have lodge a gentleman in a very ill room who  expostulate with he somewhat rude but the harbinger careless say the will take  pleasure I it when you be horned owl of it Demtrius king of Mcdon will at time  reie himself from business and give himself whole to pleasure one of those his  retirings give out that he be sick his father Antignus come on the sudden to  visit he and meet a fair daintly youth come out of his chamber when Antigonus  come in Demetrius say sir the fever leave m right now Antigonus reply I think  it be that I meet at the door c Majr will say that wise man lear more by fool  than fool by wise man when it be say to Aaxagoras the atians have condemn you  to die he say again and three they Alexander when his father wish he to run  for the prize of the race at the Olympian game for he be very swift answer he  will if hight run with king Antigonus use often to go disguise and to listen  at the tent of his soldier and at a time hear some that speak very ill of he  whereupon he open the tent a little and say to they if you will speak ill f I  you shall go a little forth off Aristippus say that those that study  particular science and neglect philosophy be like penelopes wooer that make  love to the wait woman the ambassador of Asia minor come to Antonius after he  have impsd upon they a double tax and say plain to he that if he will have two  tribute in one year he must give they woe seed time and woe harvest a orator  of Athens say to Demosthnes the Athenian will kill you I they wax mad  Demosthenes reply and thy will kill you if they be in good sense Epicletus use  to say that one of the vulgar in any ill that happen to he blame other a  novice in philosophy blame himself and a philosopher blame neither the one nor  the other Caeser in his book that he make against Cato which be lose do write  to show the force of opinion and reverence of a man that have once otained a  popular reputation that there be sme that find Cato drink and be ashamed  instead of Cato there be a nobleman say of a great counselor that he will have  make the worst farrier in the world for he never shod horse but he cloy he for  he never commend any man to the king for service or upon occasion of suit or  otherwise but that he will come in in the end with a but and drive in a Nayl  to his disadvantage Diogenes call a ill physician cock why say he Diogenes  answer because when you crow man use to rise there be a gentleman fall very  sick and a friend of his say to he sure you be in danger I pray send for a  physician but the sick man answer it be no matter for if I die I will die at  leisure a certain friend of sir Thomas more take great pain about a book which  he intend to publish be well conceit of his own wit which no man else think  worthy of commendation bring it to sir Thomas more to peruse it and pass his  judgement upon it which he do and find nothing therein worthy the press he say  to he with a grave countenance that if it be in verse it will be more worthy  upon which word he go immediate and turn it into verse and then bring it to  sir Thomas again who look thereon say sober yes marry now it be somewhat for  now it be rhime whereas before it be neither rhime nor reason sir Henry Wotton  use to say that critic be like brusher of noble mts clothes Hannibal say of  Fabius maxim and of Marcellus whereof the former wait upon he that he can make  no progress and the latter have many sharp fight with he that he fear Fabius  like a tutor and Mercellus like a enemy when king Edward the second be among  his torturer who hurry he too and from that no man shall know where he be they  set he dow upon a bank and one time the more to disguise his face shave he and  wash he with cold water of a Ditch by the king say well yet I will have warm  water for m beard and to shed abundance of tear one of the seven be wnt to say  that law be like Cop be where the small fly be catch and the great brak  through Lewis the eleven of France have much abate the greatness and power of  the peer nobility and court of parliament will faith that he have bring the  crown out of ward there be a cowardly Spanish soldier that in a defeat the  more give run away with the foremost afterward when the Army general flee thy  soldier be miss whereupon say by some that he be slay no re say one he be  alive for the more eat no hare flesh a gentleman that be punctual of his word  and love the same in other when he hear that two person have agree upon a  meeting about serious affair at a certain time and place and that the one  party fail in the performance or neglect his hour will usual say of he he be a  young man then Anacharsis will say concern the popular estate of grease that  he wonder how at Athens wise man do and fool dispose his lordship whn he have  finish this collection of apophthegm conclude thus come now all be well they  say he be not a wise man that will lose his friend for his wit but he be less  a wise man that will lose his friend for another man wit Finis