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13, 14, 15, a wise, true, just, upright, and good man, I say it again, is only fair: [4562]it is reported of Magdalene Queen of France, and wife to Lewis 11th, a Scottish woman by birth, that walking forth in an evening with her ladies, she spied M. THIRTEEN FOURTEEN FIFTEEN A WISE TRUE JUST UPRIGHT AND GOOD MAN I SAY IT AGAIN IS ONLY FAIR IT IS REPORTED OF MAGDALEN QUEEN OF FRANCE AND WIFE TO LOUIS ELEVENTH A SCOTTISH WOMAN BY BIRTH THAT WALKING FORTH IN AN EVENING WITH HER LADIES SHE SPIED M
ard beauty, which we see with the eyes of our hearts, love, and are enamoured with, as in martyrs, though their bodies be torn in pieces with wild beasts, yet this beauty shines, and we love their virtues. The [4560]stoics are of opinion that a wise man is only fair; and Cato in Tully 3 de Finibus contends the same, that the lineaments of the mind are far fairer than those of the body, incomparably beyond them: wisdom and valour according to [4561]Xenophon, especially deserve the name of beauty, and denominate one fair, et incomparabiliter pulchrior est (as Austin holds) veritas Christianorum quam Helena Graecorum. Wine is strong, the king is strong, women are strong, but truth overcometh all things, Esd. i. 3, 10, 11, 12. Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and getteth understanding, for the merchandise thereof is better than silver, and the gain thereof better than gold: it is more precious than pearls, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her, Prov. ii. STICE AND INWARD BEAUTY WHICH WE SEE THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR HEARTS LOVE AND ARE ENAMOURED WITH AS IN MARTYRS THOUGH THEIR BODIES BE TORN IN PIECES WITH WILD BEASTS YET THIS BEAUTY SHINES AND WE LOVE THEIR VIRTUES THE STOICS ARE OF OPINION THAT A WISE MAN IS ONLY FAIR AND CATO AND TULLI THREE DEFINIBUS CONTENDS THE SAME THAT THE LINEAMENTS OF THE MIND ARE FAR FAIRER THAN THOSE OF THE BODY INCOMPARABLY BEYOND THEM WISDOM AND VALOUR ACCORDING TO XENOPHON ESPECIALLY DESERVE THE NAME OF BEAUTY AND DENOMINATE ONE FAIR ET INCOMPARABILTER PULCHRIER EST AS AUGUSTINE HOLDS VERITAS CHRISTI NORAUM QUAM HELLENA GRICCHORUM WINE IS STRONG THE KING IS STRONG WOMEN ARE STRONG BUT TRUTH OVERCOMETH ALL THINGS ESDRAS ONE THREE TEN ELEVEN TWELVE BLESSED IS THE MAN THAT FINDETH WISDOM AND GETTETH UNDERSTANDING FOR THE MERCHANDISE THEREOF IS BETTER THAN SILVER AND THE GAIN THEREOF BETTER THAN GOLD IT IS MORE PRECIOUS THAN PEARLS AND ALL THE THINGS THOU CANST DESIRE ARE NOT TO BE COMPARED TO HER PROVERBS TWO
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