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fall short of his art, nor his invention of his facility, nor
his art of his invention.
To Philip succeeded his son Alexander, a prince greater
Contrasted
than his father in both his virtues and his vices. Each of ander.
the two had a different mode of conquering; the one prosecuted
his wars with open force, the other with subtlety; Justin, 1. c.
the one delighted in
deceiving his enemies, the other in
boldly repulsing them. The one was more prudent in
council, the other more noble in feeling. The father
would dissemble his resentment, and often subdue it;
when the son was provoked, there was neither delay nor
bounds to his vengeance. They were both too fond of
wine, but the ill effects of their intoxication were totally
different;
the father would rush from a banquet to face
the enemy, cope with him, and rashly expose himself to
dangers; the son vented his rage not upon his enemies but
on his friends. A battle often sent Philip away wounded;
Alexander often left a banquet stained with the blood of
his companions. The one wished to reign with his friends,
the other to reign over them. The one preferred to be
loved, the other to be feared. To literature both gave
equal attention. The father had more cunning, the son
more honor. Philip was more staid in his words, Alexander
in his actions. The son felt readier and nobler impulses
to spare the conquered ; the father showed no mercy
even to his allies. The father was more inclined to frugality,
the son to luxury. By the same course by which the
father laid the foundations of the empire of the world, the
son consummated the glory of conquering the whole world.
IV.
Summary of his Achievements
He (Philip) found you (the Macedonians) vagabonds and ^^'^'^ ^Q
destitute of means, most of you clad in skins, feeding a Macedon.