Antigonus could hear everything his soldiers said — there was only a thin piece of cloth between him and them. He quietly lifted it and said, "Move a little farther away, or the king might hear you." Another night, he heard some soldiers cursing him for leading them down a terrible road into deep mud. He went to the ones having the worst trouble and helped them out without letting them know who he was. Then he said, "Now curse Antigonus, whose fault it is that you got stuck in this mess. But bless the man who just pulled you out of it." This same Antigonus took his enemies' insults just as good-naturedly
Antigonus heard all they said, as was likely, since there was only a piece of cloth between the speakers and the listener, who gently raised it, and said “Go a little further off, for fear the king should hear you.” He also on one night, hearing some of his soldiers invoking everything that was evil upon their king for having brought them along that road and into that impassable mud, went to those who were in the greatest difficulties, and having extricated them without their knowing who was their helper, said, “Now curse Antigonus, by whose fault you have fallen into this trouble, but bless the man who has brought you out of this slough.” This same Antigonus bore the abuse of his enemies as good-naturedly