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marrow. 316 Refers to the "marrow" or internal essence of a subject, as opposed to its "husk" or outward appearance.
Teachings on how to order one's life to overcome Fate: 316
Heaven promises us blessings, and virtue gives them to us. 318
Concerning the salvation of the philosophers before the coming of Christ. 318 This entry reflects a popular Renaissance-era debate about whether virtuous pagans who lived before Jesus could attain heaven.
Exhortation to respond. 319
Happy alone is he who truly rejoices; only he truly rejoices who rejoices in the truth alone. 319
A demonstration of a beautiful body and of the beautiful mind. 319
A detailed woodcut illustration of a printer's device. It depicts a phoenix rising from a pyre of flames, its head tilted upward toward a radiant sun in the upper left corner. A long, curling scroll is entwined through the flames and around the bird, bearing the motto "ALWAYS THE SAME" original: "SEMPER EADEM". Beneath the flames, a winged orb or shield is marked with the initials "GG" above a single "F", identifying the printer Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrari.