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Book 1

           

           Hisconstantdevotiontotheempire’sneeds.Hisstewardshipofthetreasury.Hiswillingnesstotakeresponsibilityandblameforboth.

           Hisattitudetothegods:nosuperstitiousness.Andhisattitudetomen:nodemagoguery,nocurryingfavor,nopandering.Alwayssober,alwayssteady,andnevervulgarorapreytofads.

           Thewayhehandledthematerialcomfortsthatfortunehadsuppliedhiminsuchabundancewithoutarroganceandwithoutapology.Iftheywerethere,hetookadvantageofthem.Ifnot,hedidn’tmissthem.

           Nooneevercalledhimglib,orshameless,orpedantic.Theysawhimforwhathewas:amantestedbylife,accomplished,unswayedbyflattery,qualifiedtogovernbothhimselfandthem.

           Hisrespectforpeoplewhopracticedphilosophyatleast,thosewhoweresincereaboutit.Butwithoutdenigratingtheothersorlisteningtothem.

           Hisabilitytofeelateasewithpeopleandputthemattheirease,withoutbeingpushy.

           Hiswillingnesstotakeadequatecareofhimself.Notahypochondriacorobsessedwithhisappearance,butnotignoringthingseither.Withtheresultthathehardlyeverneededmedicalattention,ordrugsoranysortofsalveorointment.

           This,inparticular:hiswillingnesstoyieldthefloortoexpertsinoratory,law,psychology,whateverandtosupportthemenergetically,sothateachofthemcouldfulfillhispotential.

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