cepts.Andafteratime，setbeforetheethineownexample;andexaminethyselfstrictly，whetherthoudidstnotbestatfirst.Neglectnotalsotheexamples，ofthosethathavecarriedthemselvesill，inthesameplace;nottosetoffthyself，bytax—
ingtheirmemory，buttodirectthyself，whattoavoid.Reformtherefore，withoutbravery，orscan—
dalofformertimesandpersons;butyetsetitdowntothyself，aswelltocreategoodprecedents，astofollowthem.Reducethingstothefirstinstitution，andobservewherein，andhow，theyhavedegen—
erate;butyetaskcounselofbothtimes;oftheancienttime，whatisbest;andofthelattertime，whatisfittest.Seektomakethycourseregular，thatmenmayknowbeforehand，whattheymayexpect;butbenottoopositiveandperemptory;
andexpressthyselfwell，whenthoudigressestfromthyrule.Preservetherightofthyplace;butstirnotquestionsofjurisdiction;andratheras—