In 1337, Petrarch began work on his rambling writing De Viris Illustribus — On Famous Men, highlighting the virtus (or virtue) of classical heroes.

1337 年，彼得拉克开始写作杂文集《名人列传》，突出刻画了一些古典英雄的德行。

The voices of the choristers rose higher, triumphantly: " Genitori, genitoque, Laus et jubilatio, Salus, honor, virtus quoque, Sit et benedictio" .

唱诗班的声音提高了， 得意洋洋：“Genitori, genitoque, Laus et jubilatio, Salus, honor, virtus quoque, Sit et benedictio” 。

Not contentment, but more power; not peace at any price, but war; not virtue, but efficiency (virtue in the Renaissance sense, virtu, virtue free of moral acid).

不是知足，而是更有力量；不是不惜任何代价的和平，而是战争；不是美德，而是效率（文艺复兴时期意义上的美德，virtu，没有道德酸的美德）。