Nimis liberalis Archytae moderatio, temperatior Platonis: nam cum adversus delictum servi vehementius exarsisset, veritus ne ipse vindictae modum dispicere non posset, Speusippo amico castigationis arbitrium mandavit, deforme sibi futurum existimans si commisisset ut parem reprehensionem culpa servi et animadversio Platonis mereretur.
Archytas moderation was over-generous, Platos more temperate. The misdoing of a slave had made him flare up in a fury. Fearing that he himself might not be able to discern the proper measure of punishment, he entrusted the regulation of the chastisement to his friend Speusippus. He thought it would reflect badly on him if he let the fault of a slave and the anger of Plato be deserving of equal censure.
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