XXI. Ariston hearing one admire this expression, "We ought to do good to our friends and evil to our enemies;" answered, "By no means; we ought to do good to all; to keep our friends and to gain our enemies." A doctrine the most difficult to flesh and blood in all the precepts of Christ's sermon upon the mount: nay, not allowed to be his doctrine, but both an eye for an eye, defended against his express command, and oftentimes an eye put out, an estate sequestered, and life taken away under a specious zeal for religion too; as if sin could be christened, and impiety entitled to the doctrine of Christ: O, will not such heathens rise up in judgment against our worldly Christians in the great day of God! XXII. Archidamus also, king of Sparta, being asked who was master of Lacedæmonia; "The laws," saith he, "and after them the magistrates." One praising a musician in his presence, "Ah!" saith he, "but when wilt thou praise a good man?"--Another saying, that man is an excellent musician: "That is all one," saith he, "as if thou wouldst say, there is a good cook:" counting both trades of voluptuousness.--Another promising him some excellent wine; "I care not," saith he, "for it will only put my mouth out of taste to my ordinary liquor;" which it seems was water.--Two men chose him an arbitrator; to accept it, he made them promise to do what he would have them: "Then," said he, "stir not from this place till you have agreed the matter between yourselves," which was done.--Dionysius, king of Sicily, sending his daughters rich apparel, he forbad them to wear it, saying, "You will seem to me but the more homely." This great man certainly was not of the mind to breed up his children at the exchanges, dancing-schools, and play-houses. XXIII. Cleomenes, king of the same people, would say, "That kings ought to be pleasant; but not to cheapness and contempt." He was so just a man in power, that he drove away Demaratus his fellow-king, (for they always had two,) for offering to corrupt him in a cause before them, "Lest," saith he, "he should attempt others less able to resist him, and so ruin the state." XXIV. Dersyllidas perceiving that Pyrrhus would force a prince upon his countrymen, the Lacedæmonians, whom they lately rejected, stoutly opposed him, saying, "If thou art God, we fear thee not, because we have done no evil; and if thou art but a man we are men too." XXV. Hippodamus seeing a young man ashamed, that was caught in bad company, he reproved him sharply, saying, "For time to come, keep such company as thou needest not blush at." XXVI. Leonidas, brother to Cleomenes, being offered by Xerxes to be made an emperor of Greece, answered, "I had rather die for my own country, than have an unjust command over other men's;" adding, "Xerxes deceived himself, to think it a virtue to invade the right of other men."