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Ne juger selon la face.[1]
Il ne fault pas juger par le dehors,
Selon l’habit, ny selon le visage,
Car la bonté ne procede du corps,
Et ne s’aquiert par richesse ou lignage:
Elle consiste au vertueux courage,
La se congnoist la grace de nature.
On ne dict pas ce livre à beau langage
Pour seullement en veoir la couverture.
Notes:
1. Cf. Rabelais, Gargantua, Prologue, where Rabelais recommends to his readers not to judge his work by its cover.
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- Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa) [51D4] Search | Browse Iconclass
- book-cover, binding [49M51] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Exterior, Exteriority [51AA51] Search | Browse Iconclass
- face [31A2211] Search | Browse Iconclass
- family lineage, pedigree, genealogical tree or table [42G1] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Goodness; 'Bontà' (Ripa) [54A5] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Instinct, Natural Disposition; 'Instinto naturale' (Ripa) [58B6] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Judgement, Discrimination; 'Giuditio' (Ripa) [52A52] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa) [57A6] Search | Browse Iconclass
- Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa) [55B1] Search | Browse Iconclass
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