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As for in  stance, the study of the mathematics and practice in oratory are exercises which require a great leisure and freedom from other concerns ; but the intrigues of politics cannot be managed, and the favor of princes cannot be attained or cultivated, without severe application and being involved in * II. XVIIL 105. 154 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. affairs of high moment. AS FOR INSTANCE THE STUDY OF THE MATHEMATICS AND PRACTICE IN ORATORY ARE EXERCISES WHICH REQUIRE A GREAT LEISURE AND FREEDOM FROM OTHER CONCERNS BUT THE INTRIGUES OF POLITICS CANNOT BE MANAGED AND THE FAVOR OF PRINCES CANNOT BE ATTAINED OR CULTIVATED WITHOUT SEVERE APPLICATION AND BEING INVOLVED IN AFFAIRS OF HIGH MOMENT
 the lustre of thy gold ; but now, since thou art ήΐΛ'οΙοηβ, thou exposest thyself to the laughter even of my boys that mix the colors. Some think the Stoics very childish, when they hear them affirm that the wise man must not only deserve that appellation for his prudence, be of exact justice and great fortitude, but must likewise have all the flowers of a rhetorician and the conduct of a general, must have the elegancies of a poet, be very wealthy, and called a king ; but these good men claim all these titles for themselves, and if they do not receive them, they grow peevish and are presently out of temper. But the qualifications of the Gods themselves are different ; for the one is styled the deity of war, another of the oracle, a third of traffic ; and Jupiter makes Venus preside over marriages and be goddess of the nuptial bed, the delicacy of her sex being unapt for martial affairs. 13. And there are some things which carry a contrariety in their nature, and cannot be consistent.  THEE ACLAT OF THY PURPLE AND THE LUSTRE OF THY GOLD BUT NOW SINCE THOU ART FRIVOLOUS THOU EXPOSEST THYSELF TO THE LAUGHTER EVEN OF MY BOYS THAT MIX THE COLOURS SOME THINK THE STOICS VERY CHILDISH WHEN THEY HEAR THEM AFFIRM THAT THE WISE MAN MUST NOT ONLY DESERVE THAT APPELLATION FOR HIS PRUDENCE BE OF EXACT JUSTICE AND GREAT FORTITUDE BUT MUST LIKEWISE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS OF A RHETORICIAN AND THE CONDUCT OF A GENERAL MUST HAVE THE ELEGANCIES OF A POET BE VERY WEALTHY AND CALLED A KING BUT THESE GOOD MEN CLAIM ALL THESE TITLES FOR THEMSELVES AND IF THEY DO NOT RECEIVE THEM THEY GROW PEEVISH AND ARE PRESENTLY OUT OF TEMPER BUT THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE GODS THEMSELVES ARE DIFFERENT FOR THE ONE IS STYLED THE DEITY OF WAR ANOTHER OF THE ORACLE A THIRD OF TRAFFIC AND JUPITER MAKES VENUS PRESIDE OVER MARRIAGES AND BE GODDESS OF THE NUPTIAL BED THE DELICACY OF HER SEX BEING UNAPT FOR MARITAL AFFAIRS AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS WHICH CARRY A CONTRARIETY IN THEIR NATURE AND CANNOT BE CONSISTENT
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