You have sense enough to understand that there is no question here of birth.

You would consider anybody out of his wits who pretended to make a merit of it that the rain of heaven had fertilized his crops without moistening his neighbors.

You would be no wiser if you were disposed to be vain of your birth, which adds nothing to your personal merit.

You cannot doubt that I am above you in lights and knowledge.

You know nothing but what I have taught you; and what I have taught you is nothing compared with what I might still teach you.