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。

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