Nam Alcibiaden quasi duae Fortunae partitae sunt, altera quae ei nobilitatem eximiam, abundantes divitias, formam praestantissimam, favorem civium propensum, summa imperia, praecipuas potentiae vires, flagrantissimum ingenium adsignaret, altera quae damnationem, exsilium, venditionem bonorum, inopiam, odium patriae, violentam mortem infligeret: nec aut haec aut illa universa, sed varia, perplexa, freto atque aestui similia.
As for Alcibiades, two Fortunes as it were shared him between them. One assigned him outstanding nobility of birth, abundant riches, striking good looks, the ready favour of his countrymen, the highest commands, outstanding private power, an ardent intelligence; the other brought down upon him judicial condemnation, exile, sale of property, poverty, his countrys hatred, a violent death. Nor did either part have a monopoly; they were variously intermingled, like the rough waters of a channel.
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