Baldwin, an Englishman, who went to Africa only with the
intention of shooting, one day put this problem to himself,
after having been very nearly felled by a lion: “Why does man
risk his life without having any interest in doing so?” The
answer he gave to himself was: “It is a question which I will
not try to solve. All I can say is that in victory one finds an
inward satisfaction for which it is worth while to run a risk,
even if there is nobody to applaud.”
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In 61 B.C., Pompey returned to Rome from the wars, having
conquered the known world. He led a triumphal procession along the
_Via Sacra_, occupying two days. In front were borne brazen
tablets on which were recorded a list of the nations conquered and
the trophies won in Africa, in Europe, and in Asia, representing nine
hundred cities and one thousand fortresses. (Text.)
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See WINNING.