Cyrus (the elder), 139.
D Darius, 135.
Death, quickness of, 21; not an evil, 23; a release from pain, 190.
191.
{427} Delay, a remedy for anger, 104, 115, 129; and for grief, 172.
Demetrius the Cynic, quoted, 7, 16.
Demetrius Poliorcetes, 28.
Demochares (Parrhesiastes), 141 142.
Dentatus, Curius, 264, 307.
Desperation, breeds courage, 398.
Diodorus, the Epicurean, 255.
Diogenes, the Cynic, 225, 267, 268, Diogenes, the Stoic, 156, Dionysius, of Syracuse, 186, 397, Drusilla, 376.
Drusus, Livius, 183, 295.
Drusus, N. Claudius, senior, 373.
Duillius, C. 307.
E Education, should be carefully regulated, 95.
Exile, 325.
F Fabianus (Papirius), quoted, 302, 309.
Fabius (Cunctator), 61, 106.
Fabricius, 7, 8.
Fear, felt by those who inspire it, 87; in moderation restrains men, 398.
Ferocity, contrasted with anger, 80; and with cruelty, 418.
Firmness, the, of a wise man, 22, _sqq_.
Friendship, 265.
Gracchi, the, 183, 345.
Grief, examples of, 165; extreme grief unnatural, 171; cured by time, 172; counterfeited, 282; should be countered by reason, 346; its unprofitableness, 357; cannot co-exist with magnanimity, 419.
H Happiness, 204; how to gain it, 206; definitions of, 208; in connexion with pleasure, 211; consists in virtue, 222; excess makes men greedy, 382.
Harpagus, 133.
Heraclitus, 85.
Hieronymus, quoted, 71.
Hippias, 98.
I Injury, cannot touch a wise man, 25, 32, 41, 42; distinguished from insult, 27, 35; can be endured, 144.
Insult, distinguished from injury, 27, 35; how received by Diogenes and Cato, 156.
Irascibility, contrasted with anger, 53, 71.
J Julia Augusta (title of Livia), 168.
Lacedaemonians, the, 13.
Leisure, advantages of, 240, _sqq_.
Life, shortness of, 160, 161, 175, 193, 288; its misery, 175; three kinds of, 248; divided into three parts, 302.
Livia, wife of Augustus (afterwards Julia Augusta), 165, 168, 392.
Love, conquered by anger, 114.
Lucretia. 183.
Lucretius, quoted, 258.
Luxury, 218, 306.
M Maecenas, 9.
Magnanimity, repels insult, 36; not caused by anger, 73, 122; does not feel blows, 144; befits all men, 387; cannot co-exist with sorrow, 419.
Marcellus, M. Claudius, 332.
Marcellus, M. Claudius, son of Octavia, 165, 373.
Mercy, inclines men to innocence, 411; definitions of, 417; distinguished from pardon, 422.
Metellus, L. Caecilius, 309.
Mindyrides, the Sybarite, 99.
Misfortunes, how regarded by the wise man, 3; are to the advantage of those to whom they happen, 6; are the test of brave men, 11, 12, 17; generally come unexpectedly, 173; attack all alike, 178; alleviated by habit, 271, 322.
Money, evils of, 151. _See_ Riches.
Mucius, 7.
N Nero. _See_ Caesar.
Nomentanus, 217.
O Octavia, sister of Augustus, 165, 372.
Oeobazus, 135.
P Pardon, definition of, 421.
Pastor, 109.
Paulus, L. Aemilius, 180.
Peace of mind, definition of, 122, 255; how to attain it, etc., 255, _sqq_.
Peripatetics, the, 50_n_.
Phaethon, 18.
Phalaris, 418.
Philip, of Macedon, 141, 142.
Philip, physician of Alexander, 98 Pisistratus, 128.
Piso, Gnaeus, 70.
Pity, definition of, 418, 419; borders on misery, 421.
Pleasure, has no connexion with virtue, 211, 212; belongs to good and bad alike, 213; not the aim of virtue, 214; pleasures of bad men, 216; and of the wise, 217; the Epicurean doctrine, 218; all pleasure is short-lived, 365.
Pollio, Asinius, 142, 285.
Pollio, Vedius, 158, 402.
Pompeius, Sextus, 372.
Posidonius, his definition of anger, 50_n_.
{429} Poverty, 333; no inconvenience to an exile, 337.
Praexaspes, 131.
Predestination, 194.
Property, 267. _See_ Riches.
Prosperity, 4, 10; fosters anger, 96.
Publilius, quoted, 275.
Pulvillus, 179.
Punishment, why inflicted, 407; should not be frequent, 410.
Pythagoras, 126.
Pythias, 135.
R Rage, does not befit kings, 317.
Reason, only strong apart from the passions, 56; its power, 69; contrasted with anger, 70; cannot overcome some habits, 80.
Regulus, 7, 9, 339.
Relaxation, necessity for, 285.
Revenge, a cause of anger, 108, 146; has two effects, 408.
Rhinocolura, why so called, 138.
Riches, how regarded by the wise man, 229; and by the fool, 235; better never to possess, than to lose, 267.
Rutilia, mother of C. Cotta, 345.
Self-love, 106.
341.
Sorrow. _See_ Grief.
Stilbo, 28.
248, 419.
Sulkiness, a form of irascibility, 53.
Suspicion, a cause of anger, 99.
T Tarius, 401.
Telesphorus, the Rhodian, 136.
Theodorus, (Cyrenaicus), 279.
Theophrastus, quoted, 62, 64.
Thrift, advantage of, 269.
Tillius Cimber, 149.
Timagenes, 142.
Triumphus, 11.
Turannius, 318.
Tyrant, compared with king, 396, 397.
V Valerius, Asiaticus, 44.
Valour, greedy of danger, 11.
Varro, M. Terentius, 330.
Vatinius, 43.
Vedius Pollio, 158, 402.
Vengeance, 408. _See_ Revenge.
Virtue, not given by fortune, 28; its natural function to rejoice, 81; is infectious, 124; has no connexion with pleasure, 211, 212; and does not aim at it, 214, 215; is a sure guide, 219; brings true happiness, 222; should be reverenced, {430} 237; cannot be hidden, 260, 262.
Volesus, cruelty of, 81.
W Weakness of mind, a cause of anger, 62.
Wine, 286.
X Xanthippe, wife of Socrates, 45.
Z