Animadverto enim etiam deos ipsos non tam accuratis adorantium precibus quam innocentia et sanctitate laetari, gratioremque existimari, qui delubris eorum puram castamque mentem quam qui meditatum carmen intulerit.
for I have noted that the gods themselves delight in the innocence and purity of their worshippers rather than in the elaborate preparation of the prayers they offer, and prefer the man who brings a chaste and sinless heart to their shrines to one who comes with a studied invocation.
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