Exercitium horae primae matutino tempore.
1. Deus est summum bonum.
Riches are the chiefest good of a covetous man.
Divitiae sunt summum bonum avari.
Pleasure is the chiefest good of an Epicure.
Voluptas est summum bonum Epicuri.
Virtue is the chiefest good of a wise man.
Virtus est summum bonum sapientis.
2. Nunquam sera est ad bonos mores via.
The waie to learning is never too late.
Nunquam sera est ad doctrinam via.
The waie to godliness is never too late.
Nunquam sera est ad pietatem via.
The waie to honor is never too late.
Nunquam sera est ad honorem via.
3. Adolescentis est majores natu revereri.
It is the part of a son to obey his Father.
Filii est patri obtemperate.
It is the part of a Scholar to reverence his Master.
Discipuli est praeceptorem revere••i.
It is the part of a religious man to worship God.
Religiosi est Deum venerari.
4. Plurimi passim fit pecunia.
Gold is much esteemed every where.
Plurimi passim fit aurum.
Flattery is much esteemed every where.
Plurimi passim fit adulatio.
Riches are much esteemed every where.
••lurim•• passim fiunt divitiae: