I say again, Let no man think me foolish; but if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
If otherwise, yet as a fool receive me. If I can obtain from you nothing else, then receive me as a fool, only that I may have license to glory somewhat. As Cato says: "Neither praise nor blame thyself; leave this to fools, whom empty glory vexes." Notice how S. Paul hesitates, and paves the way for self-praise, to show how unwillingly he was driven to it (Chrysostom).
