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make_v they_o avoid_v the_o most_o dangerous_a quarrel_n the_o great_a of_o captain_n found_v all_o his_o reputation_n upon_o that_o a_o word_n of_o a_o double_a meaning_n agreeable_o palliate_v a_o negative_a there_o be_v nothing_o better_a than_o never_o to_o be_v too_o well_o understand_v maxim_n lxxiii_o not_o to_o be_v inaccessible_a the_o true_a wild_a beast_n be_v where_o most_o people_n be_v a_o difficult_a access_n be_v the_o vice_n of_o those_o who_o manner_n honour_n have_v change_v to_o begin_v by_o reject_v of_o other_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o get_v credit_n how_o pleasant_a be_v it_o to_o see_v one_o of_o those_o untractable_a monster_n strut_v it_o in_o the_o garb_n of_o haughtiness_n they_o who_o be_v so_o unhappy_a as_o to_o have_v business_n with_o they_o go_v to_o their_o audience_n as_o if_o they_o be_v go_v to_o fight_v with_o tiger_n that_o be_v to_o say_v armed_z as_o much_o with_o fear_n as_o circumspection_n to_o mount_v up_o to_o that_o post_n they_o 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know_v in_o the_o world_n in_o comparison_n of_o achilles_n nothing_o inspire_v more_o ambition_n than_o the_o fame_n of_o another_o reputation_n that_o which_o stisle_n envy_v give_v breath_n to_o courage_n maxim_n lxxvi_o not_o to_o be_v always_o in_o the_o jocose_v humour_n prudence_n appear_v in_o seriousness_n and_o the_o serious_a be_v more_o esteem_v than_o the_o jocose_v he_o that_o droll_v always_o be_v never_o a_o thorough-paced_a man_n we_o use_v these_o man_n as_o we_o do_v liar_n not_o believe_v what_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o say_v jest_n be_v no_o less_o suspect_v than_o lie_v it_o be_v never_o know_v when_o they_o speak_v with_o judgement_n which_o be_v the_o same_o as_o if_o they_o have_v none_o at_o all_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o unpleasant_a than_o a_o continual_a pleasantness_n by_o endeavour_v to_o purchase_v the_o reputation_n of_o be_v pleasant_a one_o lose_v the_o advantage_n of_o be_v think_v wise_a some_o minute_n be_v to_o be_v allow_v to_o mirth_n 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