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1 1| FABRIZIO: To honor and reward virtu, not to have contempt for
2 1| and not having so much virtu that they know how to come
3 1| where they waged war with virtu, and with arms in hand enlarged
4 1| conjecture. The proof of virtu cannot be found in men who
5 1| mind, there can exist some virtu which in some part may be
6 2| Romans were superior in virtu, kinds of arms, and discipline”.
7 2| them. And because of the virtu of these arms and ancient
8 2| And this example of their virtu founded on these arms and
9 2| infantry, and whence arises the virtu of the latter and the weakness
10 2| organization or what natural virtu causes the infantry to be
11 2| must be strong, for the virtu of only one, despite its
12 2| excellent, and show their virtu, according as they are employed
13 2| States which have favored virtu, either from necessity or
14 2| Kingdoms, because in the former virtu is honored much of the time,
15 2| that in the former, men of virtu are raised, in the latter
16 2| France and Spain. But that virtu which the writers do not
17 2| extinguished, little by little, virtu is extinguished, as there
18 2| of Asis, no other path to virtu was left, except Rome. Whence
19 2| it resulted that men of virtu began to be few in Europe
20 2| Europe as in Asia, which virtu ultimately came to decline;
21 2| to decline; for all the virtu being brought to Rome, and
22 2| which had extinguished the virtu of others, but did not know
23 2| into several parts, this virtu was not renewed: first,
24 2| fortune, not through their own virtu, and who see that, because
25 2| because there is so little virtu, fortune governs everything,
26 2| Republics, there is much virtu, and all that is good in
27 3| that the enemy has so much virtu that he overcomes you three
28 3| And if you would note the virtu of this arrangement, you
29 3| because they wanted that virtu in which they should trust
30 3| office. You see with what virtu our men fight, and with
31 3| each other: watch with what virtu they have withstood the
32 3| swordsmen, who, look with what virtu, security, and leisure,
33 3| with the Parthians, the virtu of whom (the latter) in
34 3| demonstrate the ancient virtu. And if I had not talked
35 3| of the army, and if any virtu is eliminated, he cannot
36 4| the plain, where, by the virtu of their cavalry and Elephants,
37 4| afterwards with his forces of virtu, fresh, he could easily
38 4| Hannibal had placed all the virtu of his army in the second
39 4| order to oppose a similar virtu to it, assembled the Principi
40 4| killed. Some who feared the virtu of their enemy, have begun
41 4| of the Captain from (his) virtu more than any other good
42 5| industry of the Captain and the virtu of the soldier is needed
43 6| horse. And thus any act of virtu was recognized and rewarded
44 6| which only results from his virtu, for neither blood (birth)
45 6| authority attain it without virtu. And the first thing a Captain
46 6| organization, discipline, and virtu, in some part, to be of
47 6| demonstrate their skill and virtu. So this suffices to (answer)
48 7| for those honors which his virtu merited. Which was testified
49 7| overcome those inside with his virtu and his reputation.~The
50 7| then there is need to show virtu, and oppose them with armed
51 7| such fury, and with such virtu, that he overcame and defeated
52 7| fortune counts more than virtu. No proceeding is better
53 7| those of the enemy. The virtu of the soldiers is worth
54 7| often of more benefit than virtu. New and speedy things frighten
55 7| which should have more virtu than they now have. Whence
56 7| have acted with so much virtu. Such as these were Pelopidas,
57 7| and) without any show of virtu. Do you want to see if what
58 7| they lived and died with virtu. And if they, or part of
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