9.  Dio, Second Book:  “And he [Footnote:  Van Herweiden’s reading is the one adopted in this doubtful passage.] went outside of Roman territory making frequent trials of neighboring peoples.” (Bekker, Anecd. p. 164, 25.)

1. ¶All crowds of people judge measures according to the men who direct them, and of whatever sort they ascertain the men to be, they believe that the measures are of the same sort. (Mai, p. 140.)

[Frag.  XI]

2.  Every one prefers the untried to the well known, attaching great hope to the uncertain in comparison with what has already gained his hatred. (Ib.)

3.  All changes are very dangerous, and especially do those in governments work the greatest and most numerous evils to both individuals and state.  Sensible men, therefore, decide to remain under the same forms continually, even if they be not very good, rather than by changing to have now one, now another, and be continually wandering. (Ib.)

4.  Dio, 2nd Book:  “When he had learned this he accordingly both came to them the following day [lacuna]” (Bekker, Anecd., p. 178, 20.)

5.  In 3rd Book of Dio:  “Whose father also ruled you blamelessly.”  (Ib., p. 120, 24.)

6.  Dio’s 3rd Book:  “Of the fact that he loves you, you could get no greater proof than his eagerness to live in your midst and his action in having his possessions long since brought here.” (Ib., p. 139, 26, and p. 164, 28.)

7.  Dio’s 3rd Book:  “How would it pay any one to do this?” (Ib, p. 155,14.)

8.  Dio’s 3rd Book:  “As Romulus also enjoined upon us.” (Ib., p. 139, 29.)

9. ¶Every person comes to possess wishes and desires according to his fortune and whatever his circumstances be, of like nature are also the opinions he acquires. (Mai, p. 141.)

10. ¶The business of kingship, more than any other, demands not merely virtue, but also great understanding and intelligence, and it is not possible without these qualities for the man who takes hold of it to show moderation.  Many, for example, as if raised unexpectedly to some great height, have not endured their elevation, but startled from their senses have fallen and made failures of themselves and have shattered all the interests of their subjects. (Mai, ib.)

11.  With regard to the future form a judgment from what they have done, but do not be deceived by what they as suppliants falsely pretend.  Unholy deeds proceed in every case from a man’s real purpose, but any one may concoct creditable phrases.  Hence judge from what a man has done, not from what he says he will do. (Mai, ib.)

12. 3rd Book of Dio:  “It is done not merely by the actual men who rule them, but also by those who share the power with those rulers.”  (Bekker, Anecd. p.130, 23, and p.164, 32.)

In the preceding fragment we have, apparently, some comment of Dio himself on the change in the Roman government (from monarchy to republic) together with scraps of two speeches,—­namely, that of the envoys of Tarquinius to the Roman people, and that of Brutus in reply.