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第16章

¬tothinkonlyupohatourlifeeachdayishatisleftofitbeihisalsoshouldbeasubjectfht，thateveniflifebeprolouaihemindwillremainequallyfittediurefortheuandingoffadforthatplationwhisafterthekhingsdivineandhuman。Forifamaereduponhisdotage，therewillstillbehisthep，aion，andthought，anddesire，andallsuch-likefaculties;butthefulluseofhimself，theaccurateappreoftheitemsofduty，thenicedisationofresehesenses，andaclearjudgmeioimeforhimtoendhisownlife，andallsuchdes，asaboveallrequire-thesearealreadyfli。Itweshouldpressonwards，notonlybecauseweomeh，butalsobecausehtintofadourclosetouisgraduallygevenbeforewedie。

2。Sugsasthisalsoweoughttohcare，thattheaccessoriestooofnaturaloperationshaveadattraessoftheirown。Forinstanbreadisinthebakihepartssplitopen，andtheseveryfissures，thoughiingthebread-maker'sdesign，haveanappropriateheiroeculiarwaystimulatethedesirefainwheheirripest，theygapeopen;andiarereadytofalltheirveryapproachtivesapeculiarbeautytothefruit。Andthefullearsdownwards，andthelion'sbeetlingbrows，andtheffromthejawsofthewild-boar，andmahings，though，iflookedatapartfr，theyarefarfrombei，asresultantsfromtheoperationsofhemanaddeddexiration。

Andso，ifamayaintsoftheUniverse，sything，thoughitexistonlyasasedaryethiwillseemtohimtoforminitsoleasingadjuncttothewhole。Andhewilllookoualgapingjawsofwildbeastswithnolesspleasurethaationsofthembylimnersandmodellers;andhewillbeabletoseeihersexamatureprimeandelyripeness，ahchasteeyesuponthealluringloveliheyoung。AndmanysugstherearewhiotappealtoeveryowillalonewhoisgeimatewithNatureandherworks。

3。Hippocrates，afterhealingmanyasi，fellsickhimselfanddied。Mahhavesforetold，aheirownfatehasovertakenthemalso。Alexander，PompeiusandGaiusCaesartimeswithouterlydestroyedwholedanymyriadsofhorseandfoototle，yetthedaytheytoodepartedthislife。Heraclitus，aftereioionoftheworldbyfire，cametobefilledinternallywithwater，aeredwithdlicecausedthedeathofDemodotherverminofSocrates。

Whatofthis?Thouhastgohouhastsetsail，thouhasttoud;goashore;ifindeedforahereisherevoidofGods;butiftoastateofhoushaltceasebeingatthemercyofpleasureandpainahebodilyvesselwhiuchbaserthanthatwhiisterstoit。Fortheoelligendadivi;genius"，theotherdustandputresce。

4。Fritternotawaywhatisleftofthylifeinthoughtsaboutothers，uhougthesethoughtsiionwithsomeo。Forverilythoudostherebycutthyselfofffromotherwork，thatis，bythinkingwhatsoandsoisdoingandwhy，whatheissaying，havingwhatinmind，gwhat，andallthemahingssuchaswhirltheeasidefromkeepichoverthineReason。

&hereforetoeschewtheaimlessaableinthehts，stillmoreallthatisover-dill-natured，andamanshouldaselftothinkonlyofthosethingsaboutwhieweretoaskoisnowinthythoughts?Thoucouldestquitefraohisorthat;sothatthineanswershouldimmediatelymakemaallthatisintheeissimpleandkindlyandworthyofaliviissodhasnothoughtforpleasuresorfortheentirerangeofsensualimages，orforanyrivalry，envy，suspiythithouwouldestblushtoadmitthatthouhadstitinthymind。

Forintruthsu，onewhosoffbeingreow，ifneverbefthebest，isiapriestandmiheGods，puttihatwhiedwithihemanunstainedbypleasures，ioallpaihereaywrainstallevil，aiofships-thatoverthroassion-dyedingrainwithjustiingwithallhissthatbefallsandisallottedhim，andseldom，agreatandagey，ghimselfwiththewordsordeedshtsofanother。

Foritisohingswhichrelatetohimselfthathebringswithinthescopeofhisactivities，andheopoisbeingspunforhimashisshareinthefabricoftheUniverse，ahattheformerareworthy，andisassuredthatthelatterisgood。ForthefatewhichisallottedtoeaissweptalongwithhimintheUniverseasshimalongwithit。

Andhebearsinmindthatallthatisrationalisakin，andthatitisinman'soen，andthatweshouldheopinionofall，butofthosealonewholiveinentwithsortofmenthey，whoselifeishispatterhomeandabroad，bynightandintheday，inwhatvicestheyithwhom-ofthisheisevermindful。tlyhetakesnoatofpraisefromsu，whoinfaotevenwintheiroroval。

5。Dothatthoudoestherunwillinglynorselfishlynorwithoutexaminatiainstthegraihythoughtintoofineagarb。Benotamanofsuperfluouswordsorsuperfluousdeeds。Moreoverletthegodthatisintheebelordofalivihatismanly，andoffullage，ahstatedaRoman，andaruler，whohathtakenhispostasonewhoawaitsthesignalofrelifeinallreadiness，needingnooathnoranymanashisvoucher。Bethihecheeryfadependenceofhelpfromendenceofsucheaseasive。Itand，a，upright。

6。Ifihoufihelifeofmaharuth，thahanmanliness，and，inaword，thanthymind'ssatisfawithitselfinthishewstheeagagtothetruedictatesofreason，ainyinwhatisallottedtheeapartfromthychoice-if，Isay，thouseestahanthis，turntoitwithallthysoulahyfillofthebest，asthoufi。

Butifthereappearshayehee，whichhasbroughtioitselfallindividualdesires，whiizesthethoughts，and，inthewordsofSocrates，haswithdrawnitselffromalltheehesenses，andbroughtitselfiotheGods，andcherishesafellow-feelihoufihiierandoflessatthanthis，giveplaoughtelse，towhichifthouartbutoncepluckedaside，andio，houbeablewithoutdistratogiveparamounthonourtothatgoodwhieownpeculiarheritage。Foritisnhtthatahingatall，suchasthepraiseofthemany，oroffice，orwealth，enpleasure，shouldavailagainstthatgoodwhiticalwithreasonandacivicspirit。Allthesethiheyseemforalittletofitsmoothlyintoourlives，onasuddenoverpousa>

Butdothou，Isay，simplyandfreelychoosethebetterandholdfasttoit。Butthatisthebetterwhiyiistothyiasaratioure，holdthatfast;butifasamereaboldlyandmaintainthyjudgmentwithanlyseetoitthatthouhastmadethyenquirywithouterror。

7。Prizenotanythihishalleverforcetheetobreakthytroth，tosurreohate，suspect，oryooplaythehypocrite，tolustafteranythingthatneedswallsands。Forhethathasbeforeallelsehisownintelligendgood"genius"，aeeofitssupremeworth，doesragicattitudeorwhine，norwillheaskforeitherawildernessoraen;aboveallhewillliveherythingnit。Aatallwhetherheistohavehissoulimprisonedinhisberorashorterspanoftime，foreveakehisdepartureatonce，hewillgoaswillinglyasifhewereteaionthatbedischargedwithdedorderliness，makihroughlifeofthisohathisthoughtsshouldnotinanycaseassumeacharacteroutofkeepingwitharationalandciviccreature。

8。Inthemihasbeehhlysedthouwiltfindnofoulabscessreneorhiddensore。Norishislifecutshort，whenthedayofdestiakeshim，aswemightsayedian'spart，wholeavesthestagebeforefinishinghisspeedplayingoutthepiece。Furthermorethereisnothingthereslavishoraffeodepehersorseverahem，nosenseofatabilitytoavoidit。

9。Holdsacredthycapaingopinions。WiththatitrestswhollythatthyrulingReasonshouldanyopinionoutofharmonywithhthestitutionofaratiohisensuresduedeliberationandfellowshipwithmankiheGods。

&iselse，then，andlayholdofthesethingsoheyare;ahalthatitisonlythispreseime，thatamaheresteitherhasbeenlivedormayleihen，isaman'slife，ahehwhereotleeveafter-fame，andthattoohahroughasuanikins，eaverysoohnokhemselves，letaloneofamanwhohasdiedlongsince。

11。Tothestaionedaddoadefinitioionshouldbemadeofeveryobjectthatpresehatwemayseewhatsortofthingitisirippedofitsadjuewholetakenassudtelloverwithourselvesbothitsparticulardesignationandtheheelementsthatposeitandintowhichitwillbedisied。

FissoducivetogreatnessofmiytoexamiidhohatmeetsusiardthesethingsalwaysinsuchawayastoformaofthekindofUheybelongto，andoftheusewhichthethiio;whatvalueithasforthewholeUniverseandwhatforman，asheisofthehigheststate，ofwhichallotherstatesarebutashouseholds;whatitactuallyis，andpouelements，aolasthowlohatheimpressioion;andwhatvirtueite，sutleness，manlyce，truth，fidelity，guilelessness，frugality，a。

Ineachcasethereforemustthousay:ThishasGod;andthisisduetotheoffateaureoftheos;swebandsomesudce;whilethataandakinsmanandafellow，albeitonewhoisignorantofwhatisreallyinacewithhisIamnotignorareathimkindlyandjustly，inacewiththenaturallawofneighbourlihesametime，ofthingsthatarehergoodnorbad，myaimistohittheirtrueworth。

12。Ifihtreasohingthatthyhaodoearly，manfully，gradinnosenseasaby-estthatdivi;genius"ofthisvirgiasifevennowthouototheGiver-ifthougrapplethistothee，l，shrinkingfromnothing，buttreseivitysuaturealloorldtruthineverywordandutteraohoushaltbehappyihereisisabletopreventthis。

13。Justasphysisaltheirlasandisreadytotheirhandsfeions，soalsodothoukeepthineaxiomsreadyfnosisofthingshumananddivine，andfofeveryathepettiest，withthefullestessofthemutualtiesbetweewo。Forthoushaltnevercarryoutwellanyhumandutyuhoucorrelateittothedivihereverse。

14。GoastrayhouartoreadthylittleMemorasoftheRomansandtheGreeksofOldTime，asfrswhichthouagainstthineoldage。Hastethentotheationand，gatyhopes，ifthhtforthywelfare，etothineowisallowedthee。

15。Theyknownothowfullofmeahieve，tosow，tobuy，tobeatpeace，toseewhatneedsdoing，andthisisnotamatterfortheeyebutforaofsight。

16。Body，Soul，Ihebodysensations，forthesouldesires，fortheintelligeoreceiveimpressionsbywayofthesedele;tobeaspuppetspulledbythestringsofdesireisontowildbeastsandtopathidtoaPhalarisaohavetheintelligenceaguidetowhattheydeemtheirdutyisanattributeofthosealsowhodonotbelieveinGodsandthosewhofailtheiritshosewhodotheirdeedsbehindcloseddoors。

Iftheheoheclassesmehereisleftasthecharacteristicofthegoodmainandtowelewhatbefallsandunforhimbydestiny;andnottosullythedivi;genius"thatisenthronedinhisbosom，operplexitwithamultitudeofimpressions，buttomaintainittotheendinagraciousserenity，inorderlyobedieoGnowordthatisnottrueanddoiisnotjust。Butifallmendisbelieveinhislivingasimpleaandcheerfullife，heisnotwrothwithanyofthem，hepathwhichleadstohislife'sgoal，whitherhemustgopure，peaceful，readyforrelease，needinghimintoaccordwithhislot。