Ergo eorum virorum cogitata non solum ad mores corrigendos, sed etiam ad omnium utilitatem perpetuo sunt praeparata, athletarum autem nobilitates brevi spatio cum suis corporibus senescunt; [itaque neque cum maxime sunt] florentes neque posteritati hi, quemadmodum sapientium cogitata hominum vitae, prodesse possunt.
So then the imaginations of these men were directed throughout not only to the improvement of conduct, but to the service of mankind. The distinctions of sportsmen soon pass along with their physique, nor in their prime can they advantage posterity, as the devices of thinkers advantage human life.
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