Great；　who　sweated　in　the　shade　and　shivered　in　the　sun？　　I　have　seen
  those　who　have　run　from　the　smell　of　a　mellow　apple　with　greater
  precipitation　than　from　a　harquebuss…shot；　others　afraid　of　a　mouse；
  others　vomit　at　the　sight　of　cream；　others　ready　to　swoon　at　the　making
  of　a　feather　bed；　Germanicus　could　neither　endure　the　sight　nor　the
  crowing　of　a　cock。　　I　will　not　deny；　but　that　there　may；　peradventure；
  be　some　occult　cause　and　natural　aversion　in　these　cases；　but；　in　my
  opinion；　a　man　might　conquer　it；　if　he　took　it　in　time。　　Precept　has　in
  this　wrought　so　effectually　upon　me；　though　not　without　some　pains　on　my
  part；　I　confess；　that　beer　excepted；　my　appetite　accommodates　itself
  indifferently　to　all　sorts　of　diet。　　Young　bodies　are　supple；　one　should；
  therefore；　in　that　age　bend　and　ply　them　to　all　fashions　and　customs：　and
  provided　a　man　can　contain　the　appetite　and　the　will　within　their　due
  limits；　let　a　young　man；　in　God's　name；　be　rendered　fit　for　all　nations
  and　all　companies；　even　to　debauchery　and　excess；　if　need　be；　that　is；
  where　he　shall　do　it　out　of　complacency　to　the　customs　of　the　place。
  Let　him　be　able　to　do　everything；　but　love　to　do　nothing　but　what　is
  good。　　The　philosophers　themselves　do　not　justify　Callisthenes　for
  forfeiting　the　favour　of　his　master　Alexander　the　Great；　by　refusing　to
  pledge　him　a　cup　of　wine。　　Let　him　laugh；　play；　wench　with　his　prince：
  nay；　I　would　have　him；　even　in　his　debauches；　too　hard　for　the　rest　of
  the　company；　and　to　excel　his　companions　in　ability　and　vigour；　and　that
  he　may　not　give　over　doing　it；　either　through　defect　of　power　or
  knowledge　how　to　do　it；　but　for　want　of　will。
  〃Multum　interest；　utrum　peccare　ali　quis　nolit；　an　nesciat。〃
  ＇〃There　is　a　vast　difference　betwixt　forbearing　to　sin；　and　not
  knowing　how　to　sin。〃Seneca；　Ep。；　90＇
  I　thought　I　passed　a　compliment　upon　a　lord；　as　free　from　those　excesses
  as　any　man　in　France；　by　asking　him　before　a　great　deal　of　very　good
  company；　how　many　times　in　his　life　he　had　been　drunk　in　Germany；　in　the
  time　of　his　being　there　about　his　Majesty's　affairs；　which　he　also　took
  as　it　was　intended；　and　made　answer；　〃Three　times〃；　and　withal　told　us
  the　whole　story　of　his　debauches。　　I　know　some　who；　for　want　of　this
  faculty；　have　found　a　great　inconvenience　in　negotiating　with　that
  nation。　　I　have　often　with　great　admiration　reflected　upon　the　wonderful
  constitution　of　Alcibiades；　who　so　easily　could　transform　himself　to　so
  various　fashions　without　any　prejudice　to　his　health；　one　while　outdoing
  the　Persian　pomp　and　luxury；　and　another；　the　Lacedaemonian　austerity　and
  frugality；　as　reformed　in　Sparta；　as　voluptuous　in　Ionia：
  〃Omnis　Aristippum　decuit　color；　et　status；　et　res。〃
  ＇〃Every　complexion　of　life；　and　station；　and　circumstance　became
  Aristippus。〃Horace；　Ep。；　xvii。　23。＇
  I　would　have　my　pupil　to　be　such　an　one；
  〃Quem　duplici　panno　patentia　velat；
  Mirabor；　vitae　via　si　conversa　decebit；
  Personamque　feret　non　inconcinnus　utramque。〃
  ＇〃I　should　admire　him　who　with　patience　bearing　a　patched　garment；
  bears　well　a　changed　fortune；　acting　both　parts　equally　well。〃
  Horace　Ep。；　xvii。　25。＇
  These　are　my　lessons；　and　he　who　puts　them　in　practice　shall　reap　more
  advantage　than　he　who　has　had　them　read　to　him　only；　and　so　only　knows
  them。　　If　you　see　him；　you　hear　him；　if　you　hear　him；　you　see　him。　　God
  forbid；　says　one　in　Plato；　that　to　philosophise　were　only　to　read　a　great
  many　books；　and　to　learn　the　arts。
  〃Hanc　amplissimam　omnium　artium　bene　vivendi　disciplinam；
  vita　magis　quam　literis；　persequuti　sunt。〃
  ＇〃They　have　proceeded　to　this　discipline　of　living　well；　which　of
  all　arts　is　the　greatest；　by　their　lives；　rather　than　by　their
  reading。〃Cicero；　Tusc。　Quaes。；　iv。　3。＇
  Leo；　prince　of　the　Phliasians；　asking　Heraclides　Ponticus　＇It　was　not
  Heraclides　of　Pontus　who　made　this　answer；　but　Pythagoras。＇of　what　art
  or　science　he　made　profession：　〃I　know；〃　said　he；　〃neither　art　nor
  science；　but　I　am　a　philosopher。〃　　One　reproaching　Diogenes　that；　being
  ignorant；　he　should　pretend　to　philosophy；　〃I　therefore；〃　answered　he；
  〃pretend　to　it　with　so　much　the　more　reason。〃　　Hegesias　entreated　that　he
  would　read　a　certain　book　to　him：　〃You　are　pleasant；〃　said　he；　〃you
  choose　those　figs　that　are　true　and　natural；　and　not　those　that　are
  painted；　why　do　you　not　also　choose　exercises　which　are　naturally　true；
  rather　than　those　written？〃
  The　lad　will　not　so　much　get　his　lesson　by　heart　as　he　will　practise　it：
  he　will　repeat　it　in　his　actions。　　We　shall　discover　if　there　be　prudence
  in　his　exercises；　if　there　be　sincerity　and　justice　in　his　deportment；　if
  there　be　grace　and　judgment　in　his　speaking；　if　there　be　constancy　in　his
  sickness；　if　there　be　modesty　in　his　mirth；　temperance　in　his　pleasures；
  order　in　his　domestic　economy；　indifference　in　palate；　whether　what　he
  eats　or　drinks　be　flesh　or　fish；　wine　or　water：
  〃Qui　disciplinam　suam　non　ostentationem　scientiae；　sed　legem　vitae
  putet：　quique　obtemperet　ipse　sibi；　et　decretis　pareat。〃
  ＇〃Who　considers　his　own　discipline；　not　as　a　vain　ostentation　of
  science；　but　as　a　law　and　rule　of　life；　and　who　obeys　his　own
  decrees；　and　the　laws　he　has　prescribed　for　himself。〃
  Cicero；　Tusc。　　Quaes。；　ii。　4。＇
  The　conduct　of　our　lives　is　the　true　mirror　of　our　doctrine。　　Zeuxidamus；
  to　one　who　asked　him；　why　the　Lacedaemonians　did　not　commit　their
  constitutions　of　chivalry　to　writing；　and　deliver　them　to　their　young　men
  to　read；　made　answer；　that　it　was　because　they　would　inure　them　to
  action；　and　not　amuse　them　with　words。　　With　such　a　one；　after　fifteen　or
  sixteen　years'　study；　compare　one　of　our　college　Latinists；　who　has
  thrown　away　so　much　time　in　nothing　but　learning　to　speak。　　The　world　is
  nothing　but　babble；　and　I　hardly　ever　yet　saw　that　man　who　did　not　rather
  prate　too　much；　than　speak　too　little。　　And　yet　half　of　our　age　is
  embezzled　this　way：　we　are　kept　four　or　five　years　to　learn　words　only；
  and　to　tack　them　together　into　clauses；　as　many　more　to　form　them　into　a
  long　discourse；　divided　into　four　or　five　parts；　and　other　five　years；　at
  least；　to　learn　succinctly　to　mix　and　interweave　them　after　a　subtle　and
  intricate　manner　let　us　leave　all　this　to　those　who　make　a　profession　of
  it。
  Going　one　day　to　Orleans；　I　met　in　that　plain　on　this　side　Clery；　two
  pedants　who　were　travelling　towards　Bordeaux；　about　fifty　paces　distant
  from　one　another；　and；　a　good　way　further　behind　them；　I　discovered　a
  troop　of　horse；　with　a　gentleman　at　the　head　of　them；　who　was　the　late
  Monsieur　le　Comte　de　la　Rochefoucauld。　　One　of　my　people　inquired　of　the
  foremost　of　these　masters　of　arts；　who　that　gentleman　was　that　came　after
  him；　he；　having　not　seen　the　train　that　followed　after；　and　thinking　his
  companion　was　meant；　pleasantly　answered；　〃He　is　not　a　gentleman；　he　is　a
  grammarian；　and　I　am　a　logician。〃　　Now　we　who；　quite　contrary；　do　not
  here　pretend　to　breed　a　grammarian　or　a　logician；　but　a　gentleman；　let　us
  leave　them　to　abuse　their　leisure；　our　business　lies　elsewhere。　　Let　but
  our　pupil　be　well　furnished　with　things；　words　will　follow　but　too　fast；
  he　will　pull　them　after　him　if　they　do　not　voluntarily　follow。　　I　have
  observed　some　to　make　excuses；　that　they　cannot　express　themselves；　and
  pretend　to　have　their　fancies　full　of　a　great　many　very　fine　things；
  which　yet；　for　want　of　eloquence；　they　cannot　utter；　'tis　a　mere　shift；
  and　nothing　else。　　Will　you　know　what　I　think　of　it？　　I　think　they　are
  nothing　but　shadows　of　some　imperfect　images　and　conceptions　that　they
  know　not　what　to　make　of　within；　nor　consequently　bring　out；　they　do　not
  yet　themselves　understand　what　they　would　be　at；　and　if　you　but　observe
  how　they　haggle　and　stammer　upon　the　point　of　parturition；　you　will　soon
  conclude；　that　their　labour　is　not　to　delivery；　but　about　conception；　and
  that　they　are　but　licking　their　formless　embryo。　　For　my　part；　I　hold；
  and　Socrates　commands　it；　that　whoever　has　in　his　mind　a　sprightly　and
  clear　imagination；　he　will　express　it　well　enough　in　one　kind　of　tongue
  or　another；　and；　if　he　be　dumb；　by　signs
  〃Verbaque　praevisam　rem　non　invita　sequentur；〃
  ＇〃Once　a　thing　is　conceived　in　the　mind；　the　words　to　express　it
  soon　present　themselves。〃　（〃The　words　will　not　reluctantly　follow　the
  thing　preconceived。〃）Horace；　De　Arte　Poetica。　v。　311＇
  And　as　another　as　poetically　says　in　his　prose：
  〃Quum　res　animum　occupavere；　verbs　ambiunt；〃
  ＇〃When　things　are　once　in　the　mind；　the　words　offer　themselves
  readily。〃　　（〃When　things　have　taken　possession　of　the　mind；　the
  words　trip。〃）Seneca；　Controvers。；　iii。　　proem。＇
  and　this　other。
  〃Ipsae　res　verbs　rapiunt。〃
  ＇〃The　things　themselves　force　the　words　to　express　them。〃
  Cicero；　De　Finib。；　iii。　　5。＇
  He　knows　nothing　of　ablative；　conjunctive；　substantive；　or　grammar；　no
  more　than　his　lackey；　or　a　fishwife　of　the　Petit　Pont；　and　yet　these　will
  give　you　a　bellyful　of　talk；　if　you　wil