AThose who teach the nobility to seek only honor in valor—Cas if what is not noted were not honorable [Cicero]—Awhat do they gain thereby but to instruct them never to hazard themselves unless they are seen, and to take good care that there are witnesses who can bring back news of their valor? Whereas a thousand occasions of well-doing present themselves without our being able to be noticed for it. How many fine individual actions are buried in the press of a battle! Whoever wastes his time checking others during such a melee is not very busy in it himself, and produces against himself the
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