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That is, the leg of the born cavalier is before you: and obscure it as you will, dress degenerately, there it is for ladies who have eyes.

From The Egoist by Meredith, George

Thus the Epicureans reproach the other philosophers, that by their wisdom they bereave man of his life; whilst the others on the contrary accuse them of teaching men to live degenerately and like beasts.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch