Original text (Latin)
Only a few prefer liberty, the majority seek nothing more than fair masters.
For the fame of riches and beauty is fickle and frail, while virtue is eternally excellent.
Get good counsel before you begin: and when you have decided, act promptly.
Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
Affectation hides three times as many virtues as charity does sins.
O proud philanthropist, your hope is vain
To get by giving what you lost by gain.
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