A fter tragedy the old comedy was introduced, which had a magisterial freedom of speech, and by its very plainness of speaking was useful in reminding men to beware of insolence; and for this purpose too Diogenes used to take from these writers.
These are the properties of the rational soul: it sees itself, analyses itself, and makes itself such as it chooses; the…
But as to the middle comedy which came next, observe what it was, and again, for what object the new comedy was introduc…