July 25, 2025 • 8 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Know how to test the care of the wise must
guard against the snare of the wicked. Great judgment is
needed to test that of another. It is more important
to know the characteristics and properties of persons than those
of vegetables and minerals. It is indeed one of the
shrewdest things in life. You can tell meddles by their ring,
(00:24):
and men by their voice. Words are proof of integrity,
deeds still more. Here one requires extraordinary care, deep observation,
subtle discernment, and judicious decision two hundred ninety two. Let
your personal qualities surpass those of your office. Let it
(00:47):
not be the other way about. However high the post,
the person should be higher. An extensive capacity expands and
dilates more and more as his office becomes higher. On
the other hand, the narrow minded will easily lose heart
and come to grief with diminished responsibilities and reputation. The
(01:08):
great Augustus thought more of being a great man than
a great prince. Here a lofty mind finds fit place,
and well grounded confidence finds its opportunity two hundred ninety three. Maturity,
it is shown in the costume. Still more, in the customs.
(01:31):
Material weight is the sign of a precious metal, moral
of a precious man. Maturity gives finish to his capacity
and arouses respect. A composed bearing in a man forms
a facade to his soul. It does not consist in
the insensibility of fools, as frivolity would have it, but
(01:51):
in a calm tone of authority. With men of this kind,
sentences are orations, and acts our deeds. Mature finishes a
man off, for each is so far a complete man
according as he possesses maturity. On ceasing to be a child,
a man begins to gain seriousness and authority two hundred
(02:15):
ninety four. Be moderate in your views. Everyone holds views
according to his interest, and imagency has abundant grounds for them.
For with most men judgment has to give way to inclination.
It may occur that two may meet with exactly opposite views,
and yet each thinks to have reason on his side.
(02:36):
Yet reason is always true to itself and never has
two faces. In such a difficulty, a prudent man will
go to work with care, for his decision of his
opponent's view may cast doubt on his own. Place yourself
in such a case in the other man's place, and
then investigate the reasons for his opinion. You will not
(02:59):
then condemn him or justify yourself in such a confusing way.
Two hundred ninety five. Do not affect which you have
not effected. Many claim exploits without the slightest claim, with
the greatest coolness. They make a mystery of all chameleons
(03:19):
of applause. They afford others a surfeit of laughter. Vanity
is always objectionable. Here it is despicable these ants of
honor go crawling about, filching scraps of exploits. The greater
your exploits, the less you need to affect them. Content
yourself with doing, leave the talking to others. Give away
(03:41):
your deeds, but do not sell them, and do not
hire venal pens to write down praises in the Mud,
to the derision of the knowing ones. Aspire rather to
be a hero than merely to appear one two hundred
ninety six. Noble qualities. Noble qualities make noble men. A
(04:06):
single one of them is worth more than a multitude
of mediocre ones. There was once a man who made
all his belongings, even his household utensils, as great as possible.
How much more ought a great man see that the
qualities of his soul are as great as possible. In God,
all is eternal and infinite. So in a hero everything
(04:28):
should be great and majestic, so that all his deeds, nay,
all his words, should be pervaded by a transcendent majesty
two hundred ninety seven. Always act as if your acts
were seen. He must see all round. Who sees that
men see him or will see him. He knows that
(04:51):
walls have ears, and that ill deeds rebound back. Even
when alone, he acts as if the eyes of the
whole world were upon him. For as he knows that
sooner or later all will be known, so he considers
those to be present as witnesses who must afterwards hear
of the deed. He that wished the whole world might
(05:12):
always see him did not mind that his neighbors could
see him over their walls two hundred ninety eight. Three
things go to a prodigy. They are the choicest gifts
of Heaven's prodigality. A fertile genius, a profound intellect, a
(05:33):
pleasant and refined taste. To think well is good, to
think right is better. Tis the understanding of the good
it will not do for the judgment to reside in
the backbone. It would be of more trouble than use
to think aright is the fruit of a reasonable nature
at twenty, the will rules, at thirty, the intellect, at
(05:58):
forty the judgment. There are minds that shine in the dark,
like the eyes of the lynx, and are most clear
where there is most darkness. Others are more adapted for
the occasion. They always hit on that which suits the emergency.
Such a quality produces much and good, a sort of
feckoned felicity. In the meantime, good taste seasons the whole
(06:22):
of life two hundred ninety nine. Leave off hungry one
ought to remove even the bowl of nectar from the lips.
Demand is the measure of value, even with regard to
bodily thirst. It is a mark of good taste to
slake but not to quench it. Little and good is
(06:45):
twice good. The second time comes a great falling off.
Surfeit of pleasure was ever dangerous and brings down the
ill will of the highest powers. The only way to
please is to revive the appetite by the hunger that
is left. If you must excite desire better do it
by the impatience of want than by the repletion of enjoyment.
(07:10):
Happiness earned gives double joy three hundred. In one word,
be a saint. So it is all said at once.
Virtue is the link of all perfections, the center of
all the felicities. She it is that makes a man prudent, discreet, sagacious, cautious, wise, courageous, thoughtful, trustworthy, happy, honored, truthful,
(07:43):
and a universal hero. Three ahs make a man happy, health, holiness,
and a head peace. Virtue is the son of the microcosm,
and has for hemisphere a good conscience. She is so
beautiful that she finds favor with both God and man.
Nothing is lovable but virtue, nothing detestable but vice. Virtue
(08:09):
alone is serious. All else is but just. A man's
capacity and greatness are to be measured by his virtue
and not by his fortune. She alone is all sufficient.
She makes men lovable in life, memorable after death. End
(08:31):
of Section thirty two.
Know how to test the care of the wise must
guard against the snare of the wicked. Great judgment is
needed to test that of another. It is more important
to know the characteristics and properties of persons than those
of vegetables and minerals. It is indeed one of the
shrewdest things in life. You can tell meddles by their ring,
(00:24):
and men by their voice. Words are proof of integrity,
deeds still more. Here one requires extraordinary care, deep observation,
subtle discernment, and judicious decision two hundred ninety two. Let
your personal qualities surpass those of your office. Let it
(00:47):
not be the other way about. However high the post,
the person should be higher. An extensive capacity expands and
dilates more and more as his office becomes higher. On
the other hand, the narrow minded will easily lose heart
and come to grief with diminished responsibilities and reputation. The
(01:08):
great Augustus thought more of being a great man than
a great prince. Here a lofty mind finds fit place,
and well grounded confidence finds its opportunity two hundred ninety three. Maturity,
it is shown in the costume. Still more, in the customs.
(01:31):
Material weight is the sign of a precious metal, moral
of a precious man. Maturity gives finish to his capacity
and arouses respect. A composed bearing in a man forms
a facade to his soul. It does not consist in
the insensibility of fools, as frivolity would have it, but
(01:51):
in a calm tone of authority. With men of this kind,
sentences are orations, and acts our deeds. Mature finishes a
man off, for each is so far a complete man
according as he possesses maturity. On ceasing to be a child,
a man begins to gain seriousness and authority two hundred
(02:15):
ninety four. Be moderate in your views. Everyone holds views
according to his interest, and imagency has abundant grounds for them.
For with most men judgment has to give way to inclination.
It may occur that two may meet with exactly opposite views,
and yet each thinks to have reason on his side.
(02:36):
Yet reason is always true to itself and never has
two faces. In such a difficulty, a prudent man will
go to work with care, for his decision of his
opponent's view may cast doubt on his own. Place yourself
in such a case in the other man's place, and
then investigate the reasons for his opinion. You will not
(02:59):
then condemn him or justify yourself in such a confusing way.
Two hundred ninety five. Do not affect which you have
not effected. Many claim exploits without the slightest claim, with
the greatest coolness. They make a mystery of all chameleons
(03:19):
of applause. They afford others a surfeit of laughter. Vanity
is always objectionable. Here it is despicable these ants of
honor go crawling about, filching scraps of exploits. The greater
your exploits, the less you need to affect them. Content
yourself with doing, leave the talking to others. Give away
(03:41):
your deeds, but do not sell them, and do not
hire venal pens to write down praises in the Mud,
to the derision of the knowing ones. Aspire rather to
be a hero than merely to appear one two hundred
ninety six. Noble qualities. Noble qualities make noble men. A
(04:06):
single one of them is worth more than a multitude
of mediocre ones. There was once a man who made
all his belongings, even his household utensils, as great as possible.
How much more ought a great man see that the
qualities of his soul are as great as possible. In God,
all is eternal and infinite. So in a hero everything
(04:28):
should be great and majestic, so that all his deeds, nay,
all his words, should be pervaded by a transcendent majesty
two hundred ninety seven. Always act as if your acts
were seen. He must see all round. Who sees that
men see him or will see him. He knows that
(04:51):
walls have ears, and that ill deeds rebound back. Even
when alone, he acts as if the eyes of the
whole world were upon him. For as he knows that
sooner or later all will be known, so he considers
those to be present as witnesses who must afterwards hear
of the deed. He that wished the whole world might
(05:12):
always see him did not mind that his neighbors could
see him over their walls two hundred ninety eight. Three
things go to a prodigy. They are the choicest gifts
of Heaven's prodigality. A fertile genius, a profound intellect, a
(05:33):
pleasant and refined taste. To think well is good, to
think right is better. Tis the understanding of the good
it will not do for the judgment to reside in
the backbone. It would be of more trouble than use
to think aright is the fruit of a reasonable nature
at twenty, the will rules, at thirty, the intellect, at
(05:58):
forty the judgment. There are minds that shine in the dark,
like the eyes of the lynx, and are most clear
where there is most darkness. Others are more adapted for
the occasion. They always hit on that which suits the emergency.
Such a quality produces much and good, a sort of
feckoned felicity. In the meantime, good taste seasons the whole
(06:22):
of life two hundred ninety nine. Leave off hungry one
ought to remove even the bowl of nectar from the lips.
Demand is the measure of value, even with regard to
bodily thirst. It is a mark of good taste to
slake but not to quench it. Little and good is
(06:45):
twice good. The second time comes a great falling off.
Surfeit of pleasure was ever dangerous and brings down the
ill will of the highest powers. The only way to
please is to revive the appetite by the hunger that
is left. If you must excite desire better do it
by the impatience of want than by the repletion of enjoyment.
(07:10):
Happiness earned gives double joy three hundred. In one word,
be a saint. So it is all said at once.
Virtue is the link of all perfections, the center of
all the felicities. She it is that makes a man prudent, discreet, sagacious, cautious, wise, courageous, thoughtful, trustworthy, happy, honored, truthful,
(07:43):
and a universal hero. Three ahs make a man happy, health, holiness,
and a head peace. Virtue is the son of the microcosm,
and has for hemisphere a good conscience. She is so
beautiful that she finds favor with both God and man.
Nothing is lovable but virtue, nothing detestable but vice. Virtue
(08:09):
alone is serious. All else is but just. A man's
capacity and greatness are to be measured by his virtue
and not by his fortune. She alone is all sufficient.
She makes men lovable in life, memorable after death. End
(08:31):
of Section thirty two.
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