1Moreover he conducted himself here in such a way that he seemed on a level with the humblest and an equal of the leading men. 1So it came about that they publicly bestowed on him all the honours they could and were eager to make him a citizen: but he would not avail himself of this kindness. 2As long as he was present, he resisted any statue being set up to him; when absent, he could not prevent it. 2And so they set up several to him and to Pilia in their most sacred places: for they regarded him above all as their agent and adviser in every piece of public business.
3So the first gift of fortune was this, that he was born in the city in which lay the seat of empire of the whole world, so that he had the same place as both his native land and his home; 3the proof of his good sense was this, that, when he had moved to that city which surpassed all others in antiquity, culture and learning, he was dearer to it than anyone else.