thewelllivingofScipiohasathousandfashions，thatofDiogenesbutone;thisasmuchexcelstheordinarylivesininnocenceasthemostaccomplishedexceltheminutilityandforce。
CHAPTERXXXIV
OBSERVATIONONTHEMEANSTOCARRYONAWARACCORDINGTOJULIUSCAESAR
’Tisrelatedofmanygreatleadersthattheyhavehadcertainbooksinparticularesteem，asAlexandertheGreat，Homer;ScipioAfricanus，Xenophon;MarcusBrutus，Polybius;CharlesV。，Philip’deComines;and’tissaidthat，inourtimes，Machiavelliiselsewherestillinrepute;
butthelateMarshalStrozzi，whohadtakenCaesarforhisman，doubtlessmadethebestchoice，seeingthatitindeedoughttobethebreviaryofeverysoldier，asbeingthetrueandsovereignpatternofthemilitaryart。And，moreover，Godknowswiththatgraceandbeautyhehasembellishedthatrichmatter，withsopure，delicate，andperfectexpression，that，inmyopinion，therearenowritingsintheworldcomparabletohis，astothatbusiness。