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Euripides has thus embodied this sentiment; "How," says one of

his Characters, "How foolish am I, who whereas I might have

shared equally, idly numbered among the multitude of the army ***

for them that are busy and meddlesome [Jove hates]," because the

generality of mankind seek their own good and hold that this is

their proper business. It is then from this opinion that the

notion has arisen that such men are the Practically-Wise. And yet

it is just possible that the good of the individual cannot be

secured independently of connection with a family or a community.

And again, how a man should manage his own affairs is sometimes

not quite plain, and must be made a matter of enquiry.[29]