83. This choleric temper is acknowledged and excused by
Victor [Epit. c. 48]. Sed habes (says Ambrose in decent and
manly language to his sovereign) naturae impetum, quem si
quis lenire velit, cito vertes ad misericordiam: si quis
stimulet, in magis exsuscitas, ut eum revocare vix possis
(tom. ii. Epist. li. p. 998). Theodosius (Claud. in iv.
Cons. Hon. 266, etc.) exhorts his son to moderate his anger.