A prudent man," he writes, "should always enter upon the paths beaten by great men and imitate those who have been most excellent, so that if his own virtue does not reach that far, " it at least is in the odor of it."

他写到：，“一位审慎的君子，应总是选择由伟人所开创的道路,并模仿那些,具有最优美德的人，如此一来若其自身的美德不及先人，至少仍能保有其风“

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