Counsels to a politician, 97. In the administration of public affairs, be guided by reason and judgment, 98. Act not from vain-glory, emulation, or want of other employment, 98, 99. Accommodate yourself to the temper and disposition of the citizens, 99, 100. Having obtained power among the people, endeavor to reform their disposition, 101. Do not give them an opportunity of finding fault with your own life or manners, 102. Beware of little faults, 102, 103. Cultivate the graces of speech, 104, 105. Orators sway the multitude, as in the case of Pericles, 106, 107. What the speech of a statesman should be, 107. How to use satire and invective, 108, 109. Think before you speak, and speak right on, 110. Speak in full, round tones, 110, 111. Two ways of entering on public life, 111. First, with a bold, vigorous hand, like Aratus, Alcibiades, Scipio, Pompey, &c., 112. Secondly, by procuring the assistance of some man of influence and authority, 114. Be careful in the choice of your man, lest your success inspire him with jealousy, 115. Pompey owed his success to Sylla, 115. Avoid flatterers and favorites, 116. Do not gratify friends in derogation of law and right, 117. Grant favors to friends when consistent with duty and public advantage, 120. Be generous and just towards your enemies, 121, 123. Let patriotism overshadow all private griefs, 122. How to meet invective, 124. Allow others to assist in public affairs, 128. Undertake nothing for which you lack qualification, 128, 129. Keep the helm in your own hand, but carry yourself with moderation; do not forget the limits of your power, 130, 131. As Greece is under the Roman sway, it is well to remember that fact, and to cultivate the favor of some powerful man at Rome, 132. Yet you should avoid, as much as possible, foreign interference, 133. Let the affairs of every city be settled by its own citizens, 133. When commotions arise, try to compose them, 134. One man’s virtue has often saved a state, 135. Treat colleagues in office with honor and respect, 136. Plutarch relates an incident in his own life, 137. Honor the magistrates, even if you are personally their superior, 138. If a magistrate should be remiss in duty, do what you can to supply the defect, 139. Yield to the multitude in small things, that you may hinder their misdoings in greater, 140. When the people desire something which would be injurious to the state, use evasion and delay, 141. When about to undertake some difficult affair, secure the assistance of well-qualified persons, rather than of persons like yourself, 142. Divest yourself of the desire for riches, and of a mean, ignoble ambition, 143, 144. Decline not the honors which the people are disposed to bestow, 145, 146. The good-will of the people towards a public servant helps him greatly in the discharge of his duty, 147. If you are rich, and can give