C O R O N I S. The "Coronis" was originally a flourish or symbol at the end of a Greek manuscript, used here to title the "Conclusion" or "Final Word" of the work.

...let us investigate. Military service, I think, will appeal to many, as its splendor is clearly visible to the eye. We are all led by glory, and from military service, glory flows. Nobility owes its very origin to the military, and it seems that a thing should be preserved in the same manner by which it was born. The order of Nobles is held in contempt today because it does not serve in the military; its dignity was greater in the past because, in Germany, only the Nobles served as soldiers. All Empires were more often either captured or preserved by force and arms. Such is the depraved nature of men that any reckless person will strike one who is unarmed. Hence, Soldiers and Generals are necessary; and from this, the imperial art itself is called strategike original Greek: στρατηγική; the art of generalship or strategy. by the Greeks, named after the Army as the more powerful force. Thus, a Republic, even in peace, must not neglect the study of military affairs. By this, we protect the Muses themselves; the bravery of energetic Soldiers created this leisure which we now enjoy. The very nature of military life, which shrinks from pleasures, is more masculine; it is not soft or humble like that of the Men of Letters. Compare the "Pedagogical stride" A reference to the slow, measured, or perhaps pompous walk associated with schoolmasters. with the military march: compare some famous Leader of War to Socrates, Diogenes, or another from the School of Wisdom; and all dispute will be settled. Theology (they say) teaches but does not act. Jurisprudence, while it treats unnecessary matters, throws everything into confusion. Physicians attack each other more than they attack diseases. Lucian Lucian of Samosata, a 2nd-century satirist known for mocking philosophers. uncovers the vanity of Philosophy everywhere. And Varro himself proclaims:

No sick man dreams of anything

so unspeakable that some philosopher has not said it.

And what ought to be Philosophy becomes Philology. citing Justus Lipsius, Manuductio ad stoicam philosophiam, book 2, dissertation 6. The author suggests that the "love of wisdom" has degenerated into a mere "love of words" or pedantry. Finally, in the manner of death, Military service wins out. A soldier does not fear a blow; he fears Colic or Gout. Therefore, these latter things are more to be dreaded. But surely we cannot desert the side of Letters, those of us who weigh every matter more accurately. First, I remove the abuse [of study], and I oppose that abuse to the excesses of the Nobles and of Wars. The order of Nobles itself would have to be abolished if the abuse of a thing could eliminate its use. Therefore, let us establish a comparison between Military service and true Philosophy and the study of letters, each according to its own weight. The seeds of peace and wisdom are innate to man. Military service comes about by accident and from evil. A Republic that holds military service as its ultimate goal is condemned by Plato in the first book of the Laws. Letters perfect military service. Therefore, letters are more perfect. Study can exist without the military, but the military can hardly stand without Letters; and the most excellent Leaders of War were the most learned; Lucullus, Caesar, and others. Therefore, let us prefer the Literate Soldier above all. But in the case of a Soldier without Letters, let us judge the Scholar—even one without experience in military affairs—to be the better man.