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book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not
illustrated. 1781 edition. Excerpt: ... Such were the varied
mortifications which Julius suffered. By degrees, however, they
produced the most salutary effects upon his mind; correcting his
arrogance, humbling his prjde, and teaching him the art of
self-government. Experience convinced him, that learning is only
respected, when it is rather concealed, than ostentatiously
displayed; that superiority, when assumed, is seldom admitted, and
generally rejected with scorn; and that to make others pleased wish
us, we must endeavour, by attention and proper deference, to render
them satisfied and pleased with themselves. Vanity. Icero left
Sicily, where he had been quaestor, full of the flattering idea,
that he was the subject of general conversation in Italy; and that
he should every where be honoured with marks of the highest
distinction, for the wisdom and integrity which he had displayed in
that arduous Querns office. He happened to pass through Puzzoli, in
the season when crouds of company resorted to the celebrated baths
of that place. Pray what news? said one to him. Is it long since
you came from Rome? I am returning from my province, replied
Cicero, with great surprise. True, observed another, from Africa
No, answered Cicero, with indignation, from Sicily. You surely
know, interposed a third, that he has been quaestor at Syracuse.
This was a farther instance of mortifying ignorance, for his
province lay in a different part of the island: and Cicero, abashed
and disgusted, turned away from the company, to avoid any more
interrogations. Reflection, however, he informs us, converted this
disappointment into a lesson. of instruction; and he derived
advantages from it, which overbalanced the loss of compliment and
admiration. J KNOWLEDGE. About ten years since, Mr..
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1807 Edition.
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