0444_Bk

XL xIx_ xx_ xxI. THE ANALECI"S_
Virtue but not on its theories. L. the characteristics of
the GOOD man. He does not tread in the footsteps of
others, but, moreover, he does not enter the chamber of the
sage. Z. bonae indolis hominmn condifionem ; non calcabant
aliorum vesfigia, sed nec introibunt in sapienfiae
penetralia. K. An honest man does not cant, neither
does he profess esoterism. Couv. naturellement bons ......
]ls ne marchent pas sur les traces des sages; ...... ils n'entreront
pas darts la sanctuaire de la sagesse.
CHAPTER XX.--JUDGE NOT BY- APPEARANCE,
--'_ Discourse _ honest ;_ this _ may be granted. C.
_ _ J)_ _" _i_ ]_X.]k 4]_, That is, One may not ' take
a man by his words or looks.' _ J_3L_ -_ _ _[_ ]_, etc.
L. If only because what a man says is reliable we grant
him (to be a chfin tzfi) etc. If, because a man's discourse
appears solid and sincere, we allow him to be a good man,
is he really a superior man ? or, gravity etc. Z. edis-
serens sotida stafim approbatur : sed an verae virtufis est
vir, an fucatae speciei homo (_t: is always taken literally,
not as _). K. Men now are in earnest in what they
profess. Are they really etc. That is what I should like
to know. Couv. De ce qu'un homme fair des disserta-
tions solides sur la vertu, on ne dolt pas juger aussit6t
qu'il est vertueux. It taut examiner g'il est vraiment etc.
CHAPTER XXI.--TO ONE A CURB, TO AN-
OTHER A SPUR.--Cf. V, xiii. _ both, to unite two in
one.C. _ A, _ _ A _, i,e.,surpasse_others. _
On hear_mg of a right course of acfioh it certainly ought to
S36