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XIX. Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations: 1188.
XIX. Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations: 1188.
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XIX. Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations: 1188.

1188.

Rules of Life (1188-1202).

If you governed your body by the rules of virtue you would not walk on all fours in this world.

You grow in reputation like bread in the hands of a child. 639

Footnotes
  1. 296:639

    : The first sentence is obscure. Compare Nos. 825, 826.

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