accipite confitentem: suspicio quidem nimis severos et imbecillitatis meae conscius aequanimiter fero asperos mihi; sed, quod fatendum est, hisce moribus facilius humilitate submittimur quam familiaritate sociamur.
Hear a confession: I do indeed respect excessively strict persons and, conscious as I am of my own weakness, I feel no resentment at all when they are severe with me: still, I must admit that I am more ready to bow in humility before such characters than be linked with them in intimacy.
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