▁I ▁would , ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁necessary , ▁cut ▁stra ps ▁once ▁more ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁ad mon ishing ▁fool ish ▁men ▁who ▁think ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁living ▁in ▁great ▁lux ury . ▁Ant is then es ▁shall ▁be ▁the ▁ch ast iser ▁of ▁your ▁fool ish ▁jest s . ▁For ▁you ▁are ▁writing ▁him ▁letters ▁which ▁make ▁fun ▁of ▁our ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁But ▁let ▁what ▁I ▁have ▁said ▁to ▁you ▁in ▁jest ▁suff ice . ▁At ▁any ▁rate , ▁remember ▁hung er ▁and ▁th irst , ▁for ▁these ▁are ▁worth ▁much ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁purs ue ▁self ▁control . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Cat ap lus ▁of ▁Luci an , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁dead ▁people , ▁including ▁the ▁t yr ant ▁Meg ap enth es , ▁are ▁carried ▁to ▁the ▁Under world ▁in ▁Char on ' s ▁boat . ▁Luci an ▁pairs ▁his ▁ideal ▁C yn ic , ▁C yn is cus , ▁with ▁the ▁c obb ler ▁M icy ll us , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁who ▁accepts ▁his ▁fate ▁- ▁al beit ▁with ▁res ignation . ▁Here , ▁Luci an ▁follows ▁a ▁literary ▁convention ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁by ▁pair ing ▁a ▁C yn ic ▁with ▁a ▁sho em aker . ▁ ▁From ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁C yn ics , ▁the ▁Sto ics ▁drew ▁insp iration ▁from ▁Simon ▁as ▁well . ▁Z eno ▁of ▁Cit ium ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁produced ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁an ec d otes ▁about ▁Cr ates . ▁Sto ba eus ▁pres erves ▁one