Section 25. A GOOD EXAMPLE.
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It is reported that, one day (S. 19, N. 2), the[1] two great philosophers Aristippus[2] and Æschines had fallen at variance[3]. The[4] following day, however, Aristippus came to[5] Æschines, and said: “Shall[6] we be friends?” “Yes, with[7] all my heart!” answered Æschines. “Remember[8],” continued Aristippus, that[9] though I am your elder, yet I sought for peace. “True[10],” replied Æschines, “and for this[11] I will always acknowledge you to be the more worthy man, for[12] I began the strife, and you the peace.”—Rev. J. Burroughs.
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Note 2 · one day, eines Tages; one morning, eines Morgens; one evening, eines Abends, etc.Note 1 · Place the subject immediately after the conj. ‘that’.Note 2 · Aristippus aus Cyrene wurde (380 v. Chr.) Stifter der cyrenaischen Philosophenschule, welche die Lehre aufstellte, daß das höchste Glück desNote 3 · to fall at variance, sich überwer´fen.Note 4 · The = On the; however, jedoch, which must not be placed between commas.Note 5 · Use here the def. art. contracted with the prep. zu into zum, for: The def. art. is often used to mark the Gen. Dat. and Acc. of proper nameNote 6 · Shall = Will.Note 7 · von ganzem Herzen!Note 8 · Erinnere dich daran.Note 9 · Say ‘that I have sought for peace, although I am the elder’; to seek for peace, um den Frieden nach´suchen.Note 10 · Say ‘That is true’.Note 11 · deshalb, adv. (App. § 14). He acknowledged you to be the more worthy man (of us two), Er erkannte dich als den Würdigeren von uns beiden an;Note 12 · denn ich war der erste zum Streit, und du zum Frieden.