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As soon, Apollonius, as I heard the news of the untimely death of your son, who was very dear to us all, I
fell sick of the same grief with you, and shared your misfortune with all the tenderness of sympathy. For he was a
sweet and modest young man, devout towards the Gods,
obedient to his parents, and obliging to his friends; indeed
doing all things that were just. But when the tears of his
funeral were scarcely dry, I thought it a time very improper
to call upon you and put you in mind that you should bear
this accident like a man; for when this unexpected affliction made you languish both in body and mind, I considered
then that compassion was more seasonable than advice. For
the most skilful physicians do not put a sudden stop to a
flux of humors, but give them time to settle, and then foment the swelling by softening and bringing it to a head
with medicines outwardly applied.
Plutarch. Plutarch's Morals. Translated from the Greek by several hands. Corrected and revised by. William W. Goodwin, PH. D. Boston. Little, Brown, and Company. Cambridge. Press Of John Wilson and son. 1874. 1.
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