Which way are we to conclude that Socrates was a better Man in Virtue and Temper, than Telauges. ²⁴ To make out this, 'tis not enough to say, that he disputed better, and died Bolder. The Austerity and Discipline of his Life; his Bravery in slighting the Orders of the Thirty Tyrants, and refusing to apprehend an Innocent Person ²⁵; The Gravity and Greatness in his Mien and Motion: (Tho the truth of this last particular may be question'd:) All this Glitter won't make the Character shine out. To prove the point, we must examine what sort of Soul Socrates carried about him: Could he be contented with the Conscience of an Honest and a Pious Man? Did he not Fret and Fume to no purpose at the Knavery, and Wickedness of the Age? Was he govern'd by no Bodies ignorance ? Did he never question the Equity of Providence, grew surpriz'd at his hard Fortune, and sink under the Weight of it? To conclude, Did he keep Pain and Pleasure at a due distance, and not dip his Soul too deep in his Senses ? These Marks are the only Test of a Great Man; and 'tis to no purpose to pretend to that Character without them.