by sobriety, full of boldness for what is good, lovers of good order who are nourished on virtuousness, who think nothing of labor expended on improvement, and who purchase their reputation with the efforts they put forth for it. For it would be impossible for anyone to accomplish anything admirable without acting zealously and choosing to endure the unavoidable hardship. 6. The law therefore gives us an explanation of necessary matters, doing it in figures, as it were, with leaven and bitter herbs.