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610. — ^Do not sacrifice your honour in order to obtain honours.

611. — It is not the dignity which adoms the man, it is the man who adoms the dignity.

612. — The wise are ashamed of their defectSi but they are not ashamed of forsaking them. (67)

613. — When those in power hâve lost shame, those who obey lose respect.