sed ne postuma quidem praecipue gloriam nobis parvam ab historia petere fixum, quia per homines clericalis officii temerarie nostra iactanter aliena, praeterita infructuose praesentia semiplene, turpiter falsa periculose vera dicuntur.
But the chief reason why I am firmly resolved to seek but small glory from historical writing is this'for men of the clerical profession it is foolhardy to record our own affairs and arrogant to record those of the outside world: our account of things past is profitless, that of things present is only half-complete; and while it is shameful to utter falsehoods, it is dangerous to tell the truth;
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