sed tamen esse modum volui parcisque fruenda moribus indulsi, quantum moribundus et aeger corporis ac vitae volucris sibi posceret usus; non ut captus homo studiis et inaniter ardens duceret omne bonum positum in dulcedine rerum et specie tenui quas currere tempore iussi; atque aevum statui, sub quo generosa probarem pectora, ne torpens et non exercita virtus robur enervatum gereret sine laude palaestrae.
yet I willed that there be a due measure and granted them to be enjoyed frugally, only as far as the frail, mortal needs of the body and its fleeting life required, not that man being caught by desires in vain eagerness should reckon that all good lies in the sweetness and unsubstantial show of things which I have ordained to run their course in time; and I have set a period in which to prove noble hearts, lest their goodness being dormant and unexercised should wield a strength that was nerveless, winning no credit in the training-school.
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