The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English;: or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and Modern — John Shaqi
The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English;: or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and ModernBoyer, Abel
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The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English;: or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and Modern
Boyer, Abel
Anecdotes; Wit and humor
L’Empereur _Theodose_ donnant ses Enfans au savant _Arsenius_, pour
les instruire, leur dit: _Mes Enfans, si vous avez soin d’ennoblir
vos ames de la vertu & de la Science, je vous laisserai avec
plaisir ma Couronne: Mais si vous le negligez, j’aimerois mieux
vous voir perdre l’Empire, que de le hazarder à la conduite de gens
incapables; il vaut mieux que vous en souffriez la perte, que de le
ruiner._
113
_Philip_ was told that his Son _Alexander_ complained of his
getting many other Children by different Women, whereupon he spoke
thus to him: _Since thou seest_, Alexander, _that thou hast several
Competitors in the Empire, endeavour to become so good and so
brave, that thou may’st obtain the Kingdom rather by thy Merit than
my Favour_.
113
_Philippe_ apprit que son Fils _Alexandre_ se plaignoit de ce qu’il
engendroit plusieurs Enfans de diverses Femmes: là dessus il lui
parla ainsi; _Puis que tu vois_, Alexandre, _que tu as plusieurs
Concurrens à l’Empire, fais en sorte que tu deviennes si honnête &
si brave, que tu puisses obtenir le Royaume par ton merite, plûtôt
que par ma faveur_.
114
After the defeat of _Pompey_ the Great, the Troops which followed
_Scipio_ into _Africa_, having run away, _Cato_, who saw the
Victory in _Cesar_’s Hands, killed himself out of spite: _Cesar_
having receiv’d the news of his Death, cried out: _Oh!_ Cato, _I
envy thy Death, since thou hast envied me the Honour of giving thee
thy Life_.
114
Aprés la defaite du Grand _Pompée_, les Troupes qui suivoient
_Scipion_ en _Afrique_ ayant pris la fuite, _Caton_ qui voyoit
_Cesar_ Victorieux se tua de depit: _Cesar_ apprenant sa Mort
s’écria: _Ah!_ Caton, _je porte envie à ta Mort, puis que tu m’as
envié la gloire de te donner la Vie_.
115
_Socrates_ having for a long time endured his Wifes brawling, went
out of his House, and sat down before the Door, to rid himself of
her Importunity. This Woman enrag’d to find that all her Scolding
was not able to disturb his Tranquillity, flung a Chamber-pot-full
upon his Head. Those that happened to see it laughed at poor
_Socrates_; but that Philosopher told them smiling: _I thought
indeed after so much Thunder we should have some Rain_.
115
_Socrate_, aprés avoir long tems souffert la Criaillerie de sa
Femme, sortit de sa Maison, & s’assit devant sa porte pour se
delivrer de son importunité; cette femme indignée de voir que tous
ses cris n’ètoient point capables d’ébranler sa tranquillité, lui
versa sur la tête un Pot de Chambre. Ceux qui apperceurent-cette
Action se rioient du pauvre _Socrate_; mais ce Philosophe souriant
aussi, leur dit: _je me doutois bien qu’aprés un si grand Tonnerre
nous aurions de la Pluye_.
116
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