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第15章（第1页）

第15章

1。Saytothyselfatdaybreak:Ishalleacrossthebusy-body，thethahetreacherous，theenvious，theunneighbourly。Allthishasbefalleheyknownotgoodfromevil。ButI，inthatIhavepreheureoftheGoodthatitisbeautiful，aureofEvilthatitisugly，aure-doerhimselfthatitisakiaspartakerofthesamebloodaofintelligendamorseloftheDiviherbeinjuredbyanyofthem-fornooneeinwhatisdebasing-norIbewrothwithmykinsmanandhatehim。Forwehaveeintobeingforco-operatio，thehaherowsofupperahereforetothwartoherisagainstNature;ahwartoherbyshewiandaversion。

2。ThisthatIam，whateveritbe，ismerefleshandalittlebreathandtherulingReason。Awaywiththybooks!Benolongerdrawhem:itisasonealreadydyingdisdaiisnaughtbutgoreandbonesaworkpaervesandveinsathebreathtoo，whatsortofthingitis;air:aalwaysthesame，buteveryminutebelchedfaihen，thirdly，thereistherulithythoughtthus:thouartanoldmahisbeathrallnolonger，nomoreapuppetpulledasidebyeveryselfishimpulse;grumbleaisallottedtoitiordreaditiure。

3。FullofProvideheworksoftheGods，une'sworksiureorofthewoveerlatofallthatisurolofProvidehehingsderived;butooplaysitspartandtheWelfareofthewholeUniverseofwhichthouartaportion。ButgoodforeverypartofwhiatureoftheWhsabout，andwhichgoestopreserveit。NowitistheotosbutofthethingspouhemthatpreservetheUhesereflessufficethee，ifthouholdthemaspriawaywiththythirstforbooks，thatthoumayestdienbutwithagoodgrace，trulyandfromthyheartgratefultotheGods。

4。indhowlohesethings，andhowmahouhastretheGodsgraceoftheappointeddayandthouusestitnow，ifneverbefore，shouldestthourealizeofwhatUapart，aionfromwhattrollerofthatUhoudostsubsist;andthatalimithasbeehytime，whichifthouusedaylightintothysoul，itwillbegohou!-andneveragainshallthee。

5。EveryhourmakeupthymindsturdilyasaRomanandamantodowhatthouhastinhandwithscrupulousaeddignityahykindandindepeidtogivethyselfrestfromallotherimpressions。Andthouwiltgivethyselfthis，ifthoudostexecuteeveryactofthylifeasthoughitwerethylast，divestingthyselfofallaimlessnessandallpassiohytothesofreason，andallhypodself-loveanddissatisfawiththyallottedshare。Thouseesthowfewarethethings，bymasteringwhimayleadalifeoftranquillityandgodlikeheGodsalsowillasknomorefromhimwhokeepstheseprecepts。

6。Wrongthyself，wrongthyself，OmySoul!Butthetimefthyselfwillhavegoneby;foramanhasbutohisfortheeiswell-thoudostnotholdthyselfisettestthywell-beinginthesoulsofothers。

7。Dothosethingsdrawtheeatallaway，whichbefalltheefromwithout?Makethehyselfforthelearnihingmore，andgcarriedasidehitheraherewithmustthoutakeheedoftheothererror。Fortheytooaretriflers，whobytheiractivitieshaveworievenhavingaheydirecteveryimpulse，ayeahought。

8。Noteasilyisamanfoundtobeunhappybyreasonofhisnwhatisgoingoninanotherman'ssoul;butthosewhodonotattehemotionsoftheirownsoulsmustiablybeunhappy。

9。Thismustalwaysbeborneinmind，whatisthehewholeUmine，andhowthisstaothat，beingtoowhatsortofapartofwhatsortofawhole;andthatnoonepreventtheefromdoingandsayingalwayswhatisihtheNatureofwhichthouartapart。

10。Theophrastusinhispariss-fipopularway，suparisonmaybemade-saysiruephilosophicalspiritthattheoffenceswhichareduetolustaremoreheinousthanthosewhichareduetoahemanwhoismovedwithaurnhisbareasonwithsomepainandunpun;buthethatdfromlust，beingmasteredbypleasure，seemsiobemoreiandmoreunmanlyinhiswrhtlythen，andnotunworthilyofaphilosopher，hesaidthatthewrong-doingwhichisalliedwithpleasurecallsforaseverernationthanthatwhichisalliedeakihatthe-doerismorelikeaman，who，beifirst，hasbeendrivenbypaintobeaher，beitodosomeact，hasofhisownmotionbeeodoevil。

&hineeverydeedandwordandthoughtbethoseofamanartfromlifethismoment。Buttogmen，ifthereareGods，isnothingdreadful;fortheywouldnotiheeiifiherearenoGods，oriftheydohemselveswiththeaffairsofmen，whatbootsitformetoliveinaUherearenoGods，whereProvide?Nay，butthereareGods，andtheydothemselveswithhumanthings;andtheyhaveputitwhollyinman'spowernottofalliaretrulysudhadtherebeenanyevilinwhatliesbeyond，forthistoowouldtheyhavemadeprovision，thatitshouldbeineveryman'spowernottofallintoit。Buthowthatmakeaman'slifeworsewhiakethemaureoftheWholeothavebeenguiltyhtfromignoranceor，whiletofthesethings，throughlackuardagaihem;norcouldithavegonesofaramisseitherfrominabilityoruoallowgoodaofallwithoutanydisatioheevilaillitisafactthatdeathandlife，honouranddishonour，painandpleasure，ridpenury，doamongmenoneaheGoodandtheEvilalike，beingiherhonourablenorshameful。tlytheyarehergoodnorevil。

12。Howquicklyallthingsvanishaway，intheUheiractualbodies，andtheremembraernity，andofwhatcharacterareallobjese，andparticularlythosethatehpleasureorterrifyuswithpainorareacclaimedbyvanity-howworthlessanddespidundephemeralahisisforourfacultyofioapprehend;asalsowhattheyreallyarewhosesandwhosevoicesahatitistodie，andthatifamanlookatdeathinitself，andwiththeanalysisofreasonstripitofitsphanterwillheceiveittobeaughtbutafunature，butifamaenedbyafunature，heischildish;andthisisnotonlyNature'sfunbutherwelfare;-andhowmanisintouchwithGodandartofhimself，andinositionofthisportionoftheman。

13。Nothingiserablethanthemahroughthewholeroundofthings，asays，priesisoftheearth，andwouldfaihoughtsinhisneighbour'sheart，whilehavinghatheoassociatehimselfwiththedivi;genius"inhisbosom，aruly。Aistokeepitpurefrompassionandaimlessnessanddistwithanythingthatprodsormen。Forthatwhichprodsisworthyofrevereitisexdthatwhichproetheyareakin，and，attimesandinamanner，ofpassion，inthattheyareignoodandevil-adefeolessthanthelossofpowertodistiweenwhiteandblack。

&hylifeistolastthreethousandyearsorforthematterofthatthirtythousabearinmindthatswithahantheoneheisnowliving，herthanthatwhiowpartswith。Theloheamountbuttothesame。Forthepresenttimeisofequaldurationforall，whilethatwhichweloseisnotours;alyartedwithisobviouslyameremoment。Nomanpartwitheitherthepastorthefuture。Forhorivedofwhathedoeshesetwothineedsberemembered:theoallthingsfromtimeeverlastiinthesamemouldaedcycleafterdsoitmakesheramahihroughahuwohuhrougheterhattheloliveraimetodieessoowithheoheother。Foritisbutthepresentthatamanbedeprivedof，if，asisthefact，itisthisalohehas，aamanotpartwith。

&hateverythingisbutwhatwethinkit。ForobviousihesayingfatheredonMonimustheic，obvioustootheutilityofwhatwassaid，ifohegistofitasfarasitistrue。

16。Thesoulofmaoitselfthenmostofall，wheself，asfarasitposthumeandasitwereamalignantgrowthintheUogrumbleatanythingthathappensisarebellionagainstNature，iofwhicharebouuresofalls。Andthessitselfthenagaiurnsawayfromanymanorevehiodohimharm，asisthecasewiththry。Itdtoitself，thirdly，whenitisoverebypleasureorpain。Fourthly，whenitassumesamask，andinactorwordisiruthful。Fifthly，whessomeactordesireofitsowntowardsnomark，asenergyonanythingwhateveraimlesslyandunadvisedly，whereaseveriflingthingsshouldbedootheeheendforratioosubmitthemselvestothereasonandlawofthatarchetypaldpolity-theUniverse。

17。Ofthelifeofmaionisbutapoint，itssubstareamingaer，thefabricoftheentirebodyprohesoulavortex，andfortuneincaldfameuain。Inawordallthethingsofthebodyareasariver，ahingsofthesoulasadreamandavapour;andlifeisailgrim'ssojourerdeathisetfulhenisitthathelpusonourway?Ohingandonealone-Philosophy;andthissistsihedivi;genius"withinpureandunwronged，lordofallpleasuresandpains，doingnothingaimlesslyorwithdeliberatefalsehoodandhypodepeofanother'saorinadfurthermorewelingensandisallotted，asissuingfromthesamesource，whateveritbe，fromwhihimselfhasissued;aihagoodgragbutasettiheelementsofwhicheverythingliviiftherebenothingterribleihiinuouslyt，whyshouldamanlookaskaheddissolutionofallthings?Foritisinthewayofhewayofhereoevil。

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