estimation
with the
vulgar,
deserve no
better
name than
fiddling;
being
things
rather
pleasing
for the
time, and
graceful
to
themselves
only, than
tending to
the weal
and
advancement
of the
state
which they
serve.
There are
also (no
doubt)
counsellors
and
governors,
which may
be held
sufficient,
(negotiis
pares),
able to
manage
affairs,
and to
keep them
from
precipices
and
manifest
inconveniences;
which
nevertheless
are far
from the
