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...revolt?' ' Because,' said he, ' I wished him either to live or die with honour.' The fifth, ' Which do you think oldest, the day or the night?' He answered, ' The day, by one day.' The king appearing surprised at this solution, the philosopher told him, ' Abstruse questions roust...

...was a noble answer, and fully justifies the emendation KoX<t>c, instead of Kaicco?. The fifth, Which do you think oldest, the day or the night ? He answered, The day, by one day. The king appearing surprised at this solution, the philosopher told him, abstruse questions must have...

..."I wished him either to live or die with honour." The fifth liad this question put to him, " Which do you think oldest, the day or the night?" He answered,...the king appeared surprised at this solution, the philo sopher told him, " Abstruse questions must have abstruse an. swers." Then addressing himself...

...revolt ?" " Because," he rejoined, " I wished him either to live or die with honour." The fifth, "Which do you think oldest, the day or the night?" He answered, " The day, by one day." Alexander appearing surprised at this solution, the philosopher told ' According to Strata, the Indian...

...Jewish sages. The two best of them, which bore on the character of tie enquirer, were as follows: 1st. " What are the best means for a man to make himself loved? " The reply was, " If possessed of great power, do' not make yourself feared." 2nd. " How a man might...

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...which man is not yet acquainted ' — meaning himself. The fifth had this question put to him, ' Which do you think oldest, the day or the night ? ' He answered,...are the best means for a man to make himself loved F ' He answered, ' If possessed of great power, do not make yourself feared.' The seventh was asked,...

...cowards deserve." The fifth, " Which do you think the older, the day or the night ? " The answer was, " The day, by one day." As the king appeared surprised at this, the philosopher told him, "Abstruse questions must have abstruse answers." The sixth, " What are the...