Storia do Mogor 85.5

85.5

'It was for this reason that the great Solomon, in addition to the lessons learnt from his father, did not ask God for riches or power, but for knowledge and prudence whereby to rule properly. He knew it was better not to be a king at all than to be one void of knowledge. Without knowledge no justice can be dealt out, nor without equity is there any peace for a subject people. Knowledge forms the trusty scales of reason, is the cure of frowardness, the stay of the aggrieved, the refuge of the oppressed, and a terror to them that do evil. Prudence is the harmonizer and the conscience of the body politic and the republic, a light in a dark place, a sun amidst the stars. Blessed is that prince who finds a learned man, who, with affection and fidelity, imparts to him the virtues and good qualities fitting for a king. Nor can I do other than rejoice at finding in our annals and elsewhere in the world's chronicles a number of princes, kings, and monarchs who met with this good fortune.