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What, then, are the
opportunities which wisdom has of distinguishing itself? When can a foolish and credulous
auditor be distinguished from a scrupulous and discerning judge? When, forsooth, the
statements which are made by the witnesses are committed to his conjectures, to his opinion,
as to the authority, the impartiality of mind, the modesty; the good faith, the
scrupulousness, the regard for a fair reputation, the care, and the fear with which they are
made.
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M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge, B. A. London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1856.
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