A treatyce of Moral philosophy containing the sayinges of the wise Wherein you maye see the worthye and pithye sayinges of ye Philosophers, Emperors, kinges, and oratours, of their liues, their aunswers, of what lignage they came of, and of what cou[n]trey they were, whose worthy and notable preseptes, counsailes parables and semblables doth hereafter folow: First gathered and englished by Willia[m] Baldwin, after that, twise augmented by Thomas Paulfreyman ... & now once againe enlarged by the first aucthor |
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[Pacience is a vertue both noble and necessary]
Pacience is a vertue both noble and necessary,appertaining to the inward and exteriour gouernance
pacience is a vanquishour of approued iniury,
a sure rocke of defence, against all disturbaunce.
this vertue therfore to obtaine, geue diligent attendance
by it, thinges thou shalt learne it to thy cōfort in distres
an vpright conscience & constant esteming of goodnes.
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