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pōn genos every kind. Such as blood, flesh, bones, veins, and similar parts. We could not refrain from including the very words of Aristotle, both on account of their elegance and the divinity of his sentiments. Although, if I should attempt to render them into Latin, I might appear to diminish the majesty of his thoughts through my own interpretation; I shall nevertheless attempt it for this very reason, because we read that which was excellently stated by Plato: In the Philebus "It is necessary to repeat that which is well-said twice, or even three times, in discourse." Aristotle says: "It is not appropriate to be disgusted by the consideration of the more ignoble animals, as children are. For in all natural things there exists something worthy of admiration. Therefore, just as it has been handed down to memory that Heraclitus replied to guests who wished to meet him, who, upon approaching and seeing him warming himself at the stove, hesitated—he ordered them to enter without fear. For even there, the gods are present."