A Tract of Plutarch on the Advantage to be Derived from One's Enemies 9781463211936

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ANALECTA GORGIANA

Volume 7

General Editor

George Anton Kiraz Analecta Gorgiana is a collection of long essays and short monographs which are consistently cited by modern scholars but previously difficult to find because of their original appearance in obscure publications. Now conveniently published, these essays are not only vital for our understanding of the history of research and ideas, but are also indispensable tools for the continuation and development of on-going research. Carefully selected by a team of scholars based on their relevance to modern scholarship, these essays can now be fully utilized by scholars and proudly owned by libraries.

A Tract of Plutarch on the Advantage to be Derived from One's Enemies

A Tract of Plutarch O n the Advantage to be Derived from One's Enemies

EBERHARD N E S T L E

GORGIAS PRESS

2006

First Gorgias Press Edition, 2006 The special contents of this edition are copyright v,

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PLUTARCH

at once plunges himself in grief uses his envy as an idle thing. But he whose eyes are not blind, profits by him whom he envies, by seeing that most of his results are gained by zeal and carefulness, so that in lifting his glance upon them, he is benefited by imitating them, and he casts from him his sleep and his idleness. But if he sees in them disquiet and subtilty, or that they judge without righteousness, or gain fortune by shameful means, he is not at all angry at this ; but perhaps his mind rejoices, t h a t through comparison with them his candour will be recognised. A s Plato said : All t h e gold t h a t is found on the earth and in the midst of the earth, does not weigh against the gloriousness of conduct, according to what Solon s a i d : W e in no wise exchange virtuous behaviour for riches, nor for the praises of drunken spectators, nor to obtain honour with eunuchs and concubines and satraps of kings. For there is nothing that is enviable and virtuous t h a t sprang from a shameful cause. But because the faults 1 of our friends are not seen by us, but the vices of our enemies we quickly perceive, we must not rejoice, even if we are inclined to, when they fall, nor be distressed when they succeed, nor stay unprofitably in either the one or the o t h e r : but from their vices we must guard ourselves, and their virtues we must imitate, so that by watchfulness against the evil we may surpass and conquer our enemies, and in the imitation of their virtues we m a y not fail nor fall behind. E n d e t h t h e tract of Plutarch on the advantage to be derived by a man from his enemy. 1

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