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That solitude for philosophers usually does not occupy the mind, but incites and follows it. 288
That wisdom is not granted to the sorrowful. 289
That one must always hold the middle way. 289 This refers to the "Golden Mean," the virtuous path between two extremes.
That no more convenient remedy is found for evils than patience. 290
That only the temple of Minerva defends men from the storms of Fortune. 292 Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom; the author suggests that wisdom is the only protection against the unpredictability of fate.
That true friendship has no need for outward demonstrations. 292
Those who misuse the Muses bring back gall, not honey, from their fountain. 293 The Muses represent the arts and sciences. The author warns that approaching learning with bad intentions results in bitterness rather than sweetness.
That we never suffer from contrary things, except when we suffer them poorly. 294
That perfect Friendship has no need for words and letters. 295
That he who lacks God—who is every good—deservedly lacks every internal good. 295
Since God is Love itself, whoever seeks to love something without God, seeks to love without love. 296
That he alone rules happily, who rules those who wish to be ruled. 296
That eminent men are rejected by the common folk and approved by God, with whom there is gratitude and freedom. 297
That philosophy does not teach, but rather forbids, living and consorting with princes. 298 A common sentiment in Renaissance philosophy regarding the need for intellectual independence from political power.
That he who has God as his law never errs in praising or in loving. 299
Faith generates hope, hope generates charity, and the ardor of

charity brings about the clarity of intelligence. 300
That nothing is weaker than human Love, and nothing firmer than the divine. 300
What true love and true servitude are. 301
Letter in the name of Truth on the education of the prince. 302
We should only rejoice for a man who has acquired a dignity when he shows himself worthy of that dignity. 306 "Dignity" here refers to a high office, title, or position of honor.
That truth makes a man worthy of dignity. 307
He does everything who mixes the useful with the sweet. 307 A translation of the famous Latin maxim by Horace: miscuit utile dulci.
That letters are not needed among friends. 307
No one shows greater charity than when he gives his life for his friends. 308
Who is happy, and that there is no evil in the world. 308
That we behave worse in prosperous times than in adverse ones. 309
Excuse for not having written. 310
That it is better to give superfluous things than to deny what is owed. 311
That natural grace persuades more than acquired eloquence, and humanity conquers more than violence. 311
Excuse for having returned a book late. 311
Excuse for not having written and a recommendation. 312
On patience. 312
On patience. 314
Nothing is more necessary and more voluntary than love. 314
Excuse for having replied late. 315
That divine things must not be judged by human ones, but human things by divine ones. 315
That the husk does not nourish, but the... This entry likely concludes on the next page with "marrow" or "pith," continuing the metaphor of looking past the surface of things.