71. Modesty must further be guarded in our
very movements and gestures and gait. Cic. de
Off. I. 35. For the
condition of the mind is often seen in the attitude of the body.
For this reason the hidden man of our heart (our inner self) is
considered to be either frivolous, boastful, or boisterous, or, on the
other hand, steady, firm, pure, and dependable. Thus the movement
of the body is a sort of voice of the soul.