sed tunc clarissimus quisque iuvenum pro amplificanda et tuenda patria plurimum laboris ac periculi sustinebat, deforme sibi existimans, quos dignitate praestaret, ab his virtute superari.
But in those days the most distinguished of the young men used to sustain the largest share of toil and danger for the aggrandisement and protection of their country; for they thought it discreditable to themselves to be surpassed in valour by those whom they excelled in reputation.
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