Volume Volume2\Philosophical Maxims & Morals
Entry# 1188. Rules of Life (1188-1202).
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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.
Footnote: The first sentence is obscure. Compare Nos. 825, 826.