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The same author. 190
Congratulations on a magistrate's office received. 190
That melody is not sweet without a most sweet friend. 191
That truth defends itself with its own power rather than any other. 191
That Venus overcomes Mars, and Jupiter [overcomes] Saturn This is an astrological allegory: love (Venus) and justice/growth (Jupiter) are seen as superior to war (Mars) and melancholy/restriction (Saturn).. 191
That he is happy who is content with his lot. 192
What the virtue of a legitimate citizen consists of. 193
What a true praise of praise is. 193
That nothing more precious than man is possessed on earth. 194
What the ornament of the earthly banquet In Renaissance philosophy, the "banquet" often refers to a gathering of minds or a symbolic feast of wisdom, inspired by Plato's Symposium. is, the splendor of the heavenly, and the beatitude of the super-heavenly. 194
That a prudent man despises no one as useless. 196
That to sad souls all things are contrary. 196
That the Graces and the Muses The Graces represent charm and beauty, while the Muses represent the arts and sciences. come from God and must be referred back to God. 197
That he who displeases truth cannot truly please himself; nor can he truly rejoice in goods who, in loving them, despises the very Good from which all goods come. 197
That no one is happy except he who truly rejoices, and no one truly rejoices except he who rejoices in the truth. 198
That he who loves the eternal form enjoys it at least as easily and securely as he who loves the temporal form does with difficulty and fear. 199
That God turns all things to good for the good. 200

That evils do not come precisely from the stars, but from a defect either of matter or of judgment Original: "consiglio," referring to the human capacity for wise deliberation.. 200
That the praise of all things must be referred to God, the beginning and end of everything. 201
That no one ascends to God except he into whom God, in a certain way, descends. 202
That the common people feed on trifles Original: "baie," meaning nonsense, jokes, or trivial matters.. 203
That true friendship is that which proceeds from a true religion. 203
That religion is founded in poverty. 203
That he is wretched who depends on future and external things. 204
That he who pursues everything attains nothing. 205
In what way envy may be punished, or mitigated, or uprooted and extirpated. 205
That one should have few friends. 206
That misplaced favors Original: "beneficii," referring to kind acts or benefits bestowed upon others. are to be considered as bad deeds. 206
Irony against the enemies of the philosophers. 207
That one's own things should be sent to one's own people. 208
That one must do good to a friend even if he does not wish it. 208
That everything built upon a weak foundation falls and goes to ruin. 208
That where charity is fervent, there God shines, and there grace glows. 209
That all the goods of the world are sad to him who lives in the world's impurity Original: "mondo immondo," a clever wordplay in Italian emphasizing the "unclean" nature of a purely material existence.. 209
That what is received through grace should be given through grace. 211
On the sufficiency, the end, the matter of the world, the seasoning, and the authority of the banquet. 211