Apophthegmata Laconica
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Original / primary: Perseus Eng3
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18.1
Archidamidas, in answer to a man who commended Charillus because he was gentle towards all alike, said,
18.1
And how could any man be justly commended if he be gentle towards the wicked?
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18.2
18.2
When somebody found fault with Hecataeus the sophist because, when he was received as a member at the common table, he spoke not a word, Archidamidas said,
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You do not seem to realize that he who knows how to speak knows also the right time for speaking.
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