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cyrus_n it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o reason_n that_o such_o shall_v prosper_v in_o their_o affair_n as_o be_v skilful_a in_o they_o and_o be_v diligent_a in_o go_v forward_o with_o they_o rather_o than_o they_o that_o be_v ignorant_a and_o flouthfull_a diligence_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v that_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o indevor_n to_o pass_v his_o subject_n not_o in_o sloth_n and_o idleness_n but_o in_o discretion_n and_o diligence_n plutarch_n say_v that_o as_o water_n corrupt_v that_o be_v not_o resored_a to_o so_o the_o life_n of_o idle_a folk_n be_v corrupt_v and_o mar_v by_o slothfulness_n because_o none_o be_v help_v by_o they_o thucydides_n report_v alcibiades_n to_o have_v say_v that_o a_o city_n give_v to_o idleness_n do_v mar_v and_o corrupt_v of_o itself_o but_o do_v uphold_v and_o amend_v itself_o in_o experience_n of_o many_o
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thing_n to_o deal_v by_o reason_n for_o that_o which_o do_v with_o reason_n be_v welbeseeming_a and_o commend_v of_o all_o man_n and_o that_o which_o be_v do_v otherwise_o be_v blame_v such_o as_o discern_v not_o good_a from_o evil_n think_v a_o man_n to_o be_v of_o great_a courage_n because_o he_o seem_v so_o whereas_o indeed_o it_o be_v either_o rashness_n folly_n or_o rage_n that_o make_v he_o to_o seem_v so_o as_o we_o read_v of_o coriolan_n who_o when_o he_o be_v condemn_v of_o the_o people_n show_v not_o any_o grief_n and_o that_o as_o say_v plutarch_n be_v not_o through_o any_o drift_n or_o persuasion_n of_o reason_n or_o through_o any_o calmness_n of_o disposition_n that_o make_v he_o to_o bear_v his_o misfortune_n patient_o and_o meeldly_a but_o through_o a_o vehement_a despite_n and_o desire_n or_o revenge_n which_o carry_v he_o so_o forcible_o away_o that_o he_o seem_v not_o tofeele_n his_o own_o misery_n mind_n the_o which_o the_o common_a people_n suppose_v not_o to_o be_v 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