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Plutarch, On Being A Busybody, 517c


nanThe joy of a prosperous king is not concealed, nor is his laughter when he is amused, nor his outlay on entertainment and favours; but it is time for alarm when something is hidden, something dark, unsmiling, unapproachable, a storehouse of festering wrath, or the meditation of a punishment indicative of sullen anger, or jealousy of a wife, or some suspicion against a son, or distrust of a friend. Beware of this darkening and gathering cloud! That which is now hidden will be disclosed to you when the cloud bursts forth amid crashes of thunder and bolts of lightning! What escape is there, then, from this vice? By a process of shifting and diverting our inquisitiveness, as has been said, and, if possible, by turning the soul to better and more pleasant objects. Direct your curiosity, to heavenly things and things on earth, in the air, in the sea.


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assimilation to god/the son of god Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
conversion,definition Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
conversion,moral Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
conversion,philosophical Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
conversion,process Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
conversion,ritual Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
determinism/fate Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
education/educational Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
etic Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
metanoia/metanoeĊ Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
monistic Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
once/now Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
ontic/ontological Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
passions Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
philosopher,in progress/potential Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
philosophy,philosophical Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
physics Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
pythagorean Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
religion,religious Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
ritual Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
roman imperial period Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
soul Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
stoic sage Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212
synergy' Despotis and Lohr (2022) 212