It happened once that he set sail for Corinth and, being overtaken by a storm, he was in great consternation. Some one said, ‘“‘ We plain men are not alarmed, and are you philosophers turned cowards ? ” To this he replied, ‘“‘ The lives at stake in the two cases are not comparable.” When some one gave himself airs for his wide learning, this is what he said: “ As those who eat most and take the most exercise are not better in health than those who restrict themselves to what they require, so too it is not wide reading but useful reading that tends to excellence.” An advocate, having pleaded for him and won the case, thereupon put the question, “ What good did Socrates do you?” ‘“ Thus much,” was the reply, “that what you said of me in your speech was true.” He gave his daughter Arete the very best advice, training her up to despise excess. He was asked by some one in what way his son would be the better for being educated. He replied, “ If nothing more than this, at all events, when in the theatre he will not sit down like a stone upon stone.” When some one brought his son as a pupil, he asked a fee of 500 drachmae. The father objected, “ For that sum I can buy a slave.”’ ‘‘ Then do so,” was the reply, “ and you will have two.” He said that he did not take money from his friends for his own use, but to teach them upon what objects their money should be spent. When he was reproached for employing a rhetorician to conduct his case, he made reply, ‘‘ Well, if I give a dinner, I hire a cook.” Being once compelled by Dionysius to enunciate some doctrine of philosophy, “‘ It would be ludicrous,” he said, “that you should learn from me what to