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At every
point his morose and spiteful temper is conspicuous, and especially in what he
said about fortune. As a general remark, I must say that it is a stupid thing
for any human being to reproach his brother man on the score of fortune. Seeing
that a man who thinks he is doing very well and regards himself as highly
fortunate, is never certain that his good fortune will last till the evening,
how can it be right to boast about it, or use it to insult other people? But,
since Aeschines has treated this topic, like many others, so vaingloriously, I
beg you to observe, men of Athens,
that my discourse on fortune will be more veracious, and more suitable to a mere
man, than his.
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