fferent training and education given in different families. For
much turns on whether a child of tender years hears a thing well or ill
spoken of, since this must needs make an impression on him whereby his
whole conduct in after life will be influenced. Were it otherwise we
should not have found the whole family of the Claudii moved by the
desires and stirred by the passions which Titus Livius notes in many of
them, and more especially in one holding the office of censor, who, when
his colleague laid down his magistracy, as the law prescribed, at the
end of eighteen months, would not resign, maintaining that he was
entitled to hold the office for five years in accordance with the
original law by which the censorship was regulated. And although his
refusal gave occasion to much controversy, and bred great tumult and
disturbance, no means could be found to depose him from his office,
which he persisted in retaining in opposition to the will of the entire
commons and a majority of the senate. And any who shall read the speech
made against him by Publius Sempronius, tribune of the people, will
find therein all the Claudian insolence exposed, and will recognize the
docility and good temper shown by the body of the citizens in respecting
the laws and institutions of their country.

CHAPTER XLVII.--_That love of his Country should lead a good Citizen to
forget private Wrongs._

While commanding as consul against the Samnites, Manlius was wounded
in a skirmish. His army being thereby endangered, the senate judged it
expedient to send Papirius Cursor as dictator to supply his place. But
as it was necessary that the dictator should be nominated by Fabius, the
other consul, who was with the army in Etruria, and as a doubt was felt
that he might refuse to nominate Papirius, who was his enemy, the senate
sent two messengers to entreat him to lay aside private animosity, and
make the nomination which the public interest required. Moved by love of
his country Fabius did as he was asked, although by his silence, and
by many other signs, he gave it to be known that compliance was
distasteful. From his conduct at this juncture all who would be thought
good citizens should take example.

CHAPTER XLVIII.--_That on finding an Enemy make what seems a grave
blunder, we should suspect some fraud to lurk behind._

The consul having gone to Rome to perform certain ceremonial rites,
and Fulvius being left in charge of the Roman army i