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1175	Xenophon	Hiero			.txt	text/plain	15373	1510	87	Once upon a time Simonides the poet paid a visit to Hiero the "tyrant," the despotic ruler differs from the life of any ordinary person, looking fact is rather that the pleasures of the despot are far fewer than see things which other free men desire to see; but he lives in his monarchs eat and drink with greater pleasure than do ordinary people, bear me out so far: the more viands set before a man at table (beyond look you, the private citizen, unless his city-state should chance to be states at war (11) can suffer but the tyrant will feel it also. the private person, does for that reason derive greater pleasure from pleasures which were mine whilst I was still a private citizen, but But be assured, Simonides, that when a tyrant fears any of his citizens, he answered: How is it, Hiero, if to play the tyrant is a thing so	./cache/1175.txt	./txt/1175.txt