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SCGCJ.773.023
2 Mar 1773:21 (379)
An Old Grecian Anecdote.
Aristophanes, the Foote of Athens, introduces in one of his
very humourous comedies, a gentleman endeavouring to
persuade a maker of sausages to push for the ministry; but
the honest man too modest, and too sensible of his own
inabilities, declined. "Pshaw!" replied the gentleman,
"Inability! Stuff and nonsense. There is nothing in the
world so easy; for a man of your profession especially.
Continue to act as you have been used to do: Mix and jumble
all things together. Mince your words as you do your meat,
it will be thought affability. Continue to talk of your
cookery: your profession has made you popular, and taught
you knavery: In short, my friend, you have every
qualification requisite in a minister of state--- except
assurance."
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