ThewifeofSocrates, Xanthippe, , havingventedallthereproachesuponSocratesherfurycouldsuggest, ; and, intheexcessofherrage, sheranupstairsandemptiedavesseluponhishead, atwhichheonlylaughedandsaidthat "somuchthundermustneedsproduceashower." Alcibiades, hisfriend, talkingwithhimabouthiswife, ," Ihavesoaccustomedmyselftoexpectit, thatitnowoffendsmenomorethanthenoiseofcarriagesinthestreet."
Thestrongmanistheonewhoeverkeepshimselfunderstrictdiscipline, whoneveronceallowsthelowertousurptheplaceofthehigherinhim; whomakeshispassionshisservantsandneverallowsthemtobehismaster; , , .
AnotedteacherhassaidthatthepropensitiesandhabitsareasteachableasLatinandGreek, , byviewingeverythinghopefully, bysettingthefaceasaflinteveryhourofeverydaytowardallthatisharmoniousandbeautifulinlife, andrefusingtolistentothediscordortolookattheuglysideoflife, byconstantlydirectingthethoughttowardwhatisnoble, grandandtrue, wecansoonformhabitswhichwilldevelopintoabeautifulcharacter, , andbyknowingthelawsofitsformationwecan, inalittlewhile, buildupanetworkofhabitaboutus, whichwillprotectusfrommostoftheugly, , theonlyrealhappinessandunalloyedsatisfactionwegetoutoflife, , , whichstandsonguardatthedooroflife, toadmitfriendsandexcludeenemies.
当醉汉的妻子反复催促他保证戒酒时，醉汉回答说：“我过一会儿就保证，但我不想现在就戒，最好是慢慢来。”妻子说：“非常好，没准儿你哪天会掉进坑里，没人会救你出来。”
