φύγωμεν οὖν τὴν συνήθειαν ... ἄγχει τὸν ἄνθρωπον, τῆς ἀληθείας ἀποτρέπει → so let's stay away from the habitual ... it strangles us, turns us away from the truth
prŏfātum: i, n., v profor.
prŏfātum, ī, n., maxime, sentence, précepte : Gell. 16, 8, 2.