The Republic, by Plato. Part II.
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The Principle of the Good Man
The loss of a son or brother is to him of all men least terrible, assuredly. He will bear with the greatest equanimity any misfortune which may be for him. Then we shall be right in getting rid of the lamentations of famous men and making them over to women. We should not suffer such an expression to be used against the gods as that of Homer when he describes how inextinguishable laughter arose among the blessed gods at Hephaestus' mansion. On your views we must admit them. On my views, if you like to father them on me, then we must not admit them is certain. But nobody else should meddle with anything of the kind,. although
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