_ 230 _ Chapter: 15 Of the extraordinary sagacity, completeness and care with which Matias de Albuquerque behaved in all other matters concerning the good government of the captaincy until he left it. It is generally agreed and accepted that virtues come together in series, so that a man who possesses one of them has a part in the perfection of them all. From this proceeds that wonderful harmony which Pythagoras ascribed to the movement of the celestial spheres, which is more apparent in the soul than it is manifested n speech. I am now approaching the end of matters regarding Ormuz, I do not know how to begin to recount what remains, for it is so voluminous and excellent, that it is enough to impoverish whoever embarks upon it with great treasure. Notwithstanding, you will add to the understanding of one who knows well how to comprehend such matters. For this, one need to be well-versed in the discussion and description of them; for the very buildings, that is to say, the forts, the proud men, the attacks, the victories, the conquests and the triumphs in which in large part the power of good fortune and human courage enter, readily manifest themselves to the eye with their awe and majesty. This is the opinion of everyone, but justice, prudence, temperance, the very ornaments of those who govern,
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