Histories

Pride is an unhappy possession. Do not cure evil by evil. Many place the more becoming thing before the just; and many pursuing their mother's business have lost their father's. Power is a slippery thing; many want it, and our father is now old and past his prime; do not lose what is yours to others.”

So she spoke communicating their father's inducements. But he answered that he would never come to Corinth [22.9083,37.9083] (Perseus) Corinth as long as he knew his father was alive.