◄Fragment XLVII - Fragment XLIX►
Rufus used to say, "If you have time to waste praising me, I am conscious that what I say is worth nothing." (So far from applause on our part,) he spoke in such a way that each of us sitting there felt that someone had gone to him and told him our faults, so accurately he touched upon our true characters, so effectively he placed each one's faults before his eyes.