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Studiesservefordelight,forornament,andforability.
Theirchiefusefordelightisinprivatenessandretiring;forornament,isindiscourse;andforability,isinthejudgmentanddispositionofbusiness.
Forexpertmencanexecuteandperhapsjudgeofparticularsonebyone;butthegeneralcounsels,andtheplotsandmarshallingofaffairs,