... Nihilo ut sapientior, ille
Qui te deridet, caudam trahat,
Sat. II. iii.
So he who dared thy madness to deride,
Though you may frankly own yourself a fool,
Behind him trails his mark of ridicule.
Francis.
[38] “Os quais servidores naô seraô Hespanhôes para gozarem de dita libertade.”
[39] The Casuists are divided into Probabilistæ and Probabilioristæ. The first, among whom were the Jesuits, maintain that a certain degree of probability as to the lawfulness of an action is enough to secure against sin. The second, supported by the Dominicans and the Jansenists (a kind of Catholic Calvinists, condemned by the Church) insist on the necessity of always taking the safest, or most probable side. The French proverb Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien, is perfectly applicable to the practical effects of these two systems, as they are observed in Spain.