§5.12.1εἵλετο τῶν ὁμοίων ἐκείνοις ἐπιτηδεύειν.
he did not choose to practice any such things as they did.
δῆλον γὰρ ἐκ τούτων ὡς εἰκὸς ἦν αὑτῶν μὲν καταγινώσκειν, τὸν δὲ Φίλιππον ἀποδέχεσθαι καὶ θαυμάζειν, ὡς βασιλικῶς καὶ μεγαλοψύχως αὐτοῦ· χρωμένου τῇ τε πρὸς τὸ θεῖον εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ τῇ πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὀργῇ.
For it is clear from this that they would likely have condemned themselves, while welcoming and admiring Philip, on the ground that he had handled his piety toward the divine and his anger toward them in a kingly and high-minded manner.
§5.12.2καὶ μὴν τό γε νικῆσαι τοὺς πολεμίους καλοκἀγαθίᾳ καὶ τοῖς δικαίοις οὐκ ἐλάττω, μείζω δὲ παρέχεται χρείαν τῶν ἐν τοῖς ὅπλοις κατορθωμάτων.
Moreover, to defeat enemies by nobility and justice affords not less, but greater utility than successes in arms.
§5.12.3οἷς μὲν γὰρ διʼ ἀνάγκην, οἷς δὲ κατὰ προαίρεσιν εἴκουσιν οἱ λειφθέντες· καὶ τὰ μὲν μετὰ μεγάλων ἐλαττωμάτων ποιεῖται τὴν διόρθωσιν, τὰ δὲ χωρὶς βλάβης πρὸς τὸ βέλτιον μετατίθησι τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας.
For the defeated yield to the former out of necessity, but to the latter by free choice; and while the former effects correction with great losses, the latter redirects the wrongdoers to what is better without any harm.
§5.12.4τὸ δὲ μέγιστον, ἐν οἷς μὲν τὸ πλεῖστόν ἐστι τῆς πράξεως τῶν ὑποταττομένων, ἐν οἷς δʼ αὐτοτελὴς ἡ νίκη γίνεται τῶν ἡγουμένων.
And what is greatest, in the former case the largest part of the achievement belongs to the subordinates, whereas in the latter the victory becomes the sole and complete work of the leaders.
§5.12.5ἴσως μὲν οὖν οὐκ ἄν τις αὐτῷ Φιλίππῳ τῶν τότε γενομένων πᾶσαν ἐπιφέροι τὴν αἰτίαν διὰ τὴν ἡλικίαν, τὸ πλεῖον δὲ τοῖς συνοῦσι καὶ συμπράττουσι τῶν φίλων, ὧν ἦν Ἄρατος καὶ Δημήτριος ὁ Φάριος.
Perhaps, then, one would not lay the whole blame for what happened at that time upon Philip himself because of his youth, but rather the greater part upon his friends who accompanied him and acted with him, among whom were Aratus and Demetrius of Pharos.
§5.12.6ὑπὲρ ὧν οὐ δυσχερὲς ἀποφήνασθαι καὶ μὴ παρόντα τότε ποτέρου τὴν τοιαύτην εἰκὸς εἶναι συμβουλίαν.
Concerning them, it is not difficult, even for one who was not present at the time, to declare which of the two was likely to have given such advice.
§5.12.7χωρὶς γὰρ τῆς κατὰ τὸν ὅλον βίον προαιρέσεως, ἐν ᾗ περὶ μὲν Ἄρατον οὐδὲν ἂν εὑρεθείη προπετὲς οὐδʼ ἄκριτον, περὶ δὲ Δημήτριον τἀναντία, καὶ δεῖγμα τῆς προαιρέσεως ἑκατέρων ἐν οἷς συνεβουλεύσαντο Φιλίππῳ παραπλησίως ὁμολογούμενον ἔχομεν·
For apart from their general character throughout life—in which nothing rash or thoughtless could be found in Aratus, but the exact opposite in Demetrius—we also have a similarly agreed-on proof of the character of each of them in the advice they gave to Philip on other occasions.
§5.12.8ὑπὲρ οὗ λαβόντες τὸν οἰκεῖον καιρὸν ποιησόμεθα τὴν ἁρμόζουσαν μνήμην.
Concerning this, we shall make fitting mention when we find a suitable opportunity.