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202 OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING. ([XxI. IIe 
So the case was doubtful, and had opinion on both sides. 
Again, we see when M. Brutus and Cassius invited to 
a supper certain whose opinions they meant to feel, 
whether they were fit to be made their associates, and 
cast forth the question touching the killing of a tyrant 
being an usurper, they were divided in opinion; some 
holding that servitude was the extreme of evils, and others 
that tyranny was better than a civil war: and a number of 
the like cases there are of comparative duty. Amongst 
which that of all others is the most frequent, where the 
question is of a great deal of good to ensue of a small 
injustice. Which Jason of Thessalia determined against 
the truth: Aliqgua sunt injuste facienda, ut multa juste fiert 
possint, But the reply is good, Auctorem presentis jus- 
titie habes, sponsorem future non habes. Men must pursue 
things which are just in present, and leave the future to 
the divine Providence. So then we pass on from this 
general part touching the exemplar and description of 
good. 
XXII. 1. Now therefore that we have spoken of this 
fruit of life, it remaineth to speak of the hus- 
De cultura andry that belongeth thereunto; without 
5 ik which part the former seemeth to be no better 
than a fair image, or statua, which is beautiful to contem- 
plate, but is without life and motion; whereunto Aristotle 
himself subscribeth in these words: JVecesse est scilicet de 
viriute dicere, et quid sit, et ex quibus gignatur. Inutile 
enim fere fuerit virtuiem quidem nosse, acquirenda autem ejus 
modos et vias tgnorare. Non enim de virtule tantum, qua 
specie sit, querendum est, sed et quomodo sut copiam factat: 
utrumque enim volumus, et rem ipsam nosse, et ejus compotes 
fiert: hoc autem ex voto non succedet, nist scramus et ex qui- 
bus et quomodo. In such full words and with such iteration 
