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1 Praise| to myself? Though yet I think it somewhat more modest 2 Praise| truer. Nor would I have you think it like the rest of orators, 3 Praise| agreed. Or to what purpose, think you, should I describe myself 4 Praise| rhetoricians of our times, who think themselves in a manner gods 5 Praise| it is, would she, do you think, make a second venture if 6 Praise| crowd one by another.~But I think it is a small matter that 7 Praise| neither do nor so much as think of anything sober? Why Venus 8 Praise| according to Homer’s example, I think it high time to leave the 9 Praise| which so true it is, I think no one will deny, that does 10 Praise| of folly.~And now you’d think I had said all, but you 11 Praise| troublesome to himself? I think no one will say it that 12 Praise| What would become of them, think you, were they to fight 13 Praise| To the truth of which I think the Catoes give sufficient 14 Praise| fortitude and industry, what think you if I do the same by 15 Praise| native form, would he not, think you, not only spoil the 16 Praise| with himself, would he not, think you, approve the example 17 Praise| thing always.~And now I think you see what would become 18 Praise| such skeletons one would think they had stolen out of their 19 Praise| kind, unless perhaps you’ll think a man such because he can 20 Praise| by the immortal gods! I think nothing more happy than 21 Praise| his will. And trust me, I think they were the madder of 22 Praise| logical subtleties. The French think themselves the only well-bred 23 Praise| words than things. They think truth is inconsistent with 24 Praise| were he not much happier, think you, than they that buy 25 Praise| rate. Or what difference, think you, between those in Plato’ 26 Praise| whittled with nectar and cannot think of anything that’s serious, 27 Praise| And some there are that think them easiest attained by 28 Praise| rufflings of mankind, he would think he saw a swarm of flies 29 Praise| courtesy it is that they think themselves the most excellent 30 Praise| out their antagonist and think to raise themselves a fame 31 Praise| Chrysostom, Basil, Jerome, they think it enough to say they are 32 Praise| great a happiness is this, think you? while, as if Holy Writ 33 Praise| in judging; for who would think he were no Christian that 34 Praise| than themselves. Nor can I think of anything that could be 35 Praise| traditions of men that they think one heaven is too poor a 36 Praise| with what countenance, think you, will they behold one 37 Praise| them. But these learned men think their preamble, for so they 38 Praise| fifth act in which one would think they should show their mastery. 39 Praise| of a prince, he would not think it worth his while to make 40 Praise| philosophize on their habit and think with themselves what’s the 41 Praise| of commanders that they think it a mean thing, and least 42 Praise| all worldly desires and think of nothing but heavenly 43 Praise| the street? In truth, I think not; in the most secret 44 Praise| which reason you must not think it so strange if the apostles 45 Praise| contrary, the common people think there’s no living without 46 Praise| contrary, the common people think there’s no more in that 47 Praise| you are mistaken if you think I remember anything of what