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               Quantum noluerit ferre rogatus Atlas��
               Et possis ipsum to deridere Latinum��
               Non potes in nugas dicere plura mess��
               Ipse ego quam dixi�此�quid dentem dente juvabit
               Rodere�拭 �carne opus est�察�si satur esse velis。
               Ne perdas operam�察�qui se mirantur�察�in illos
               Virus habe�察�nos haec novimus esse nihil。;

     �А�Let your nose be as keen as it will�察�be all nose�察�and even a nose
     so great that Atlas will refuse to bear it�此�if asked�察�Could you even
     excel Latinus in scoffing�察�against my trifles you could say no more
     than I myself have said�此�then to what end contend tooth against
     tooth�拭 �You must have flesh�察�if you want to be full�察�lose not your
     labour then�察�cast your venom upon those that admire themselves�察�I
     know already that these things are worthless。;Mart。�察�xiii。 2。��

I am not obliged not to utter absurdities�察�provided I am not deceived in
them and know them to be such�此�and to trip knowingly�察�is so ordinary with
me�察�that I seldom do it otherwise�察�and rarely trip by chance。  'Tis no
great matter to add ridiculous actions to the temerity of my humour��
since I cannot ordinarily help supplying it with those that are vicious。

I was present one day at Barleduc�察 �when King Francis II。�察�for a memorial
of Rene�察�king of Sicily�察�was presented with a portrait he had drawn of
himself�此�why is it not in like manner lawful for every one to draw
himself with a pen�察�as he did with a crayon�拭 �I will not�察�therefore�察�omit
this blemish though very unfit to be published�察�which is irresolution�察�a
very great effect and very incommodious in the negotiations of the
affairs of the world�察�in doubtful enterprises�察�I know not which to
choose��

               ;Ne si�察�ne no�察�nel cor mi suona intero。;

     �А�My heart does not tell me either yes or no。;Petrarch。��

I can maintain an opinion�察�but I cannot choose one。  By reason that in
human things�察�to what sect soever we incline�察�many appearances present
themselves that confirm us in it�察�and the philosopher Chrysippus said��
that he would of Zeno and Cleanthes�察�his masters�察�learn their doctrines
only�察�for�察�as to proofs and reasons�察�he should find enough of his own。
Which way soever I turn�察�I still furnish myself with causes�察�and
likelihood enough to fix me there�察�which makes me detain doubt and the
liberty of choosing�察�till occasion presses�察�and then�察�to confess the
truth�察�I�察�for the most part�察�throw the feather into the wind�察�as the
saying is�察�and commit myself to the mercy of fortune�察�a very light
inclination and circumstance carries me along with it。

         ;Dum in dubio est animus�察�paulo momento huc atque
          Illuc impellitur。;

     �А�While the mind is in doubt�察�in a short time it is impelled this
     way and that。;Terence�察�Andr。�察�i。 6�察�32。��

The uncertainty of my judgment is so equally balanced in most
occurrences�察�that I could willingly refer it to be decided by the chance
of a die�此�and I observe�察�with great consideration of our human infirmity��
the examples that the divine history itself has left us of this custom of
referring to fortune and chance the determination of election in doubtful
things��

                    ;Sors cecidit super Matthiam。;

               �А�The lot fell upon Matthew。;Acts i。 26。��

Human reason is a two´edged and dangerous sword�此�observe in the hands of
Socrates�察�her most intimate and familiar friend�察�how many several points
it has。  I am thus good for nothing but to follow and suffer myself to be
easily carried away with the crowd�察�I have not confidence enough in my
own strength to take upon me to command and lead�察�I am very glad to find
the way beaten before me by others。  If I must run the hazard of an
uncertain choice�察�I am rather willing to have it under such a one as is
more confident in his opinions than I am in mine�察�whose ground and
foundation I find to be very slippery and unsure。

Yet I do not easily change�察�by reason that I discern the same weakness in
contrary opinions��

               ;Ipsa consuetudo assentiendi periculosa
               esse videtur�察�et lubrica�察�

          �А�The very custom of assenting seems to be dangerous
          and slippery。;Cicero�察�Acad。�察�ii。 21。��

especially in political affairs�察�there is a large field open for changes
and contestation��

         ;Justa pari premitur veluti cum pondere libra��
          Prona�察�nec hac plus pane sedet�察�nec surgit ab illa。;

     �А�As a just balance�察�pressed with equal weight�察�neither dips
     nor rises on either side。;Tibullus�察�iv。 41。��

Machiavelli's writings�察�for example�察�were solid enough for the subject��
yet were they easy enough to be controverted�察�and they who have done so��
have left as great a facility of controverting theirs�察�there was never
wanting in that kind of argument replies and replies upon replies�察�and as
infinite a contexture of debates as our wrangling lawyers have extended
in favour of long suits��

          ;Caedimur et totidem plagis consumimus hostem�察�

     �А�We are slain�察�and with as many blows kill the enemy; ��or����
     ;It is a fight wherein we exhaust each other by mutual wounds。;
     Horace�察�Epist。�察�ii。 2�察�97。��

the reasons have little other foundation than experience�察�and the variety
of human events presenting us with infinite examples of all sorts of
forms。  An understanding person of our times says�此�That whoever would�察�in
contradiction to our almanacs�察�write cold where they say hot�察�and wet
where they say dry�察�and always put the contrary to what they foretell�察�if
he were to lay a wager�察�he would not care which side he took�察�excepting
where no uncertainty could fall out�察�as to promise excessive heats at
Christmas�察�or extremity of cold at Midsummer。  I have the same opinion of
these political controversies�察�be on which side you will�察�you have as
fair a game to play as your adversary�察�provided you do not proceed so far
as to shock principles that are broad and manifest。  And yet�察�in my
conceit�察�in public affairs�察�there is no government so ill�察�provided it be
ancient and has been constant�察�that is not better than change and
alteration。

Our manners are infinitely corrupt�察�and wonderfully incline to the worse��
of our laws and customs there are many that are barbarous and monstrous
nevertheless�察�by reason of the difficulty of reformation�察�and the danger
of stirring things�察�if I could put something under to stop the wheel�察�and
keep it where it is�察�I would do it with all my heart��

              ;Numquam adeo foedis�察�adeoque pudendis
               Utimur exemplis�察�ut non pejora supersint。;

          �А�The examples we use are not so shameful and foul
          but that worse remain behind。;Juvenal�察�viii。 183。��

The worst thing I find in our state is instability�察�and that our laws��
no more than our clothes�察�cannot settle in any certain form。  It is very
easy to accuse a government of imperfection�察�for all mortal things are
full of it�此�it is very easy to beget in a people a contempt of ancient
observances�察�never any man undertook it but he did it�察�but to establish a
better regimen in the stead of that which a man has overthrown�察�many who
have attempted it have foundered。  I very little consult my prudence in
my conduct�察�I am willing to let it be guided by the public rule。  Happy
the people who do what they are commanded�察�better than they who command��
without tormenting themselves as to the causes�察�who suffer themselves
gently to roll after the celestial revolution�  �Obedience is never pure
nor calm in him who reasons and disputes。

In fine�察�to return to myself�此�the only thing by which I something esteem
myself�察�is that wherein never any man thought himself to be defective�察�my
recommendation is vulgar�察�common�察�and popular�察�for who ever thought he
wanted sense�拭 �It would be a proposition that would imply a contradiction
in itself�察�'tis a disease that never is where it is discerned�察�'tis
tenacious and strong�察�but what the first ray of the patient's sight
nevertheless pierces through and disperses�察�as the beams of the sun do
thick and obscure mists�察�to accuse one's self would be to excuse in this
case�察�and to condemn�察�to absolve。  There never was porter or the silliest
girl�察�that did not think they had sense enough to do their business。
We easily enough confess in others an advantage of courage�察�strength��
experience�察�activity�察�and beauty�察�but an advantage in judgment we yield
to none�察�and the reasons that proceed simply from the natural conclusions
of others�察�we think�察�if we had but turned our thoughts that way�察�we
should ourselves have found out as well as they。  Knowledge�察�style�察�and
such parts as we see in others' works�察�we are soon aware of�察�if they
excel our own�此�but for the simple products of the understanding�察�every
one thinks he could have found out the like in himself�察�and is hardly
sensible of the weight and difficulty�察�if not ��and then with much ado����in
an extreme and incomparable distance。  And whoever should be able clearly
to discern the height of another's judgment�察�would be also able to raise
his own to the same pitch。  So that it is a sort of exercise�察�from which
a man is to expect very little praise�察�a kind of composition of small
repute。  And�察�besides�察�for whom do you write�拭 �The learned�察�to whom the
authority appertains of judging books�察�know no other value but that of
learning�察�and allow of no other proceeding of wit but that of erudition
and art�此�if you have mistaken one of the Scipios for another�察�what is all
the rest you have to say worth�拭 �Whoever is ignorant of Aristotle��
according to their rule�察�is in some sort ignorant of himself�察�vulgar
souls cannot discern the grace and force of a lofty and delicate style。
Now these two sorts of men take up the world。  The third sort into whose
hands you fall�察�of souls that are regular and strong of themselves�察�is so
rare�察�that it justly has neither name nor place amongst us�察�and 'tis so
much time lost to aspire unto it�察�or to endeavour to please it。

'Tis commonly said that the justest portion Nature has given us of her
favours is that of sense�察�for there is no one who is not contented with
his share�此�is it not reason�拭�whoever shou
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