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第17章（第1页）

第17章

1。Thatwhiasterywithiisinaature，issodisposedtowardswhatbefalls，thatitaltitselfwitheasetoossibleandgrantedus。Foritisweddedtoematerial，but，thoughiofitshighaimsitworksuiovertsintomaterialforitselfanyobstaclethatitmeetswith，justasfirewhehemasteryofwhatisthrowninuponit。Alittleflamewouldhavebee，buttheblazilyassimilatesonitand，ihehigherince。

2。Takenoadaimlesslyorotherwisethaninacewiththetruepriiveoftheart。

3。Mereatsforthemselvesiry，bytheseaside，oains，andthoutooartwonttolongintenselyforsugs。Butallthisisunphilosophicaltothelastdegree，whenthoustatamoment'sothyself。Fornowherefimorefullorpeaorefreefromhisownsoul-aboveallifhehavethatwithinhim，asteadfastlookatwhidheisatonallgoodease，andbygoodeaseImeannothihangoodorder。Makeusethenofthisretirementuallyahyself。Letthyaxiomsbeshortaal，susetbeforethee，willatoheeofalltrouble，aheeawaywithnodistatthosethingstowhichth。

Forwithwhatartthoudisted?Thewiehistoheart，thatratioureshavebeenmadeforoforbearaofjustice;thatwrong-doingisinvoluntary;andthinkhowmaerpassingtheirlivesinimplamity，suspi，hatred，andatdaggersdrawher，havebeenlaidoutandburhinkofthis，Isay，andatlaststaythyfretting。Butartthoudistedwiththyshareinthewhole?RecallthealterherProvideoms!aproofstherearethattheUwereastate。ButisittheaffesofthebodythatshallstilllayholdoheethattheIntelligehasoeditselfasownpower，hasnothingtodowiththemotionssmhofthevitalbreath。Bethiooofallthatthouhastheardandsubscribedtoaboutpleasureandpain。

Butaltrythiheeaside?Lookatthesroapletefetfulhevoidofiimeonthissideofusandonthat，ayeation，andthefiessanduncriticaljudgmentofthoseeakwellofus，andthehearenatowhichallthisised。Forthewholeearthisbutapoint，andhowtiisthistheplaceof!andhowmanythereinandofwhatsortarethemenraisethee!

Fromhiheretreatintothislittleplotthatisthyself。Abovealldistraotthyself，bebethier，andlookuponlifeasaman，asahumanbeing，asa，asamortalcreature。Butamongthepriothinehand，uponwhichthoushaltpore，lettherebethesetwo。Oobjegsdonotlayholdofthesoul，butstahout;whiledisturbaheouteofthatopinionwhichiswithiallthisvisiblewesi，andwillbeiheetotheanythingsthouhastalreadybeeheUion:Life-opinion。

4。Iftheiualcapaontousall，ontooisthereason，whichmakesusratioures。Ifso，thatreasonalsoisoodoornottodo。Ifso，lawalsoisoizens。Ifso，wearefellow-membersanisedunity。Ifso，theUwereastate-forofwhatlepolitythewholeraaobefellow-members?-andfromit，thisoheiherational，aincedowegetthem?Forjustastheearthyparthasbeenportionedoffformefromsomeearth，aeryfroma，andtheaerialfromsomesourdthehotandfieryfromsomesourceofitsthe，adisappearsintonothingness-soalsotheihasundoubtedlyewhere。

&hlikebirthisaseature-abinationofthesameelements，abreakingupintothesame-andnotatallathinginfaytobeashamedof，foritisnotoutofkeepingwithaualcreatureorthereasonofhisstitution。

6。Givewasiureoftheevitablethattheirductshouldbeofthiskind。Towishitotherwise，istowishthatthefig-treehadnoacridjuice。Asageneralcallthistomind，thatwithitimeboththouandhewillbedead，andalittlelaternotevenyournameswillbeleftbehindyou。

&heopinion，Iamharmed，ahefeelingofbeingharmeddisappears;effacethefeeling，andtheharmdisappearsatonce。

8。Thatwhiakeamanhimselfworsethamakehislifeworseeither，herfromwithoutorwithin。

&ureofthegeneralgoodotbuthaveactedso。

10。allthatbefallsbefallethjustly。Keepclosewatdthouwiltfindthistrue，Idonotsay，asamatterofsequeasamatterofjustidaswouldbeexpeOnewhosedispensationisbasedo。Keepclosewat，asthouhastbegun，ahoudoest，doitasonlyagoodmanshouldiestseword。Ineverysphereofactivitysafeguardthis。

11。Harbournosusasheholdswhodoestheeviolence，orashewouldhavetheehold。Seethingsinalltheiry。

12。Thoushouldesthavethesetworeadinessesalwaysathand;theonewhiptstheetodoonlywhatthyreasoninitsroyalandlaacityshallsuggestfoodofmaogethymind，ifotheeright，aheefromsomevaihisshouldbetheouteofapersuasiohatthethingisjustortotheo-andsomesuchcauseshouldbetheobecauseitisseemiorpopular。

13。Hastthoureasohe?Forifthisperformsitspart，whatelsewouldestthouhave?

14。Thouhastsubsistedaspartofthewhole。Thoushaltvanishintothatwhichbegatthee，orratherthoushaltbetakenagainintoitsSeminalReasonbyaprocessofge。

15。Masoffrankinsefallupoar，someareitsooer:butitmakesnodifference。

&ehoushaltrankasagodwiththemthatholdtheenowawild-beastorahoubutturnbacktothyaxiomsandthyreverenceofreason。

&asthoughthouhadsttenthousaolive。Thydoomhahee。Whilethoulivest，whilethoumayest，beegood。

18。Whatriessofleisuredothhegainwhohasnhbour'swordsordeedshts，butonlyforhisowndoings，thattheybejustandrighteous!Verilyitisnoodmaintotheblaessofanother'sheart，butthtfoalwithneveragla;

19。Hewhoseheartfluttersforafter-famedoesverysooneveryohosewhorememberhim，andhehimself，willbedead，andtheirsuccessaihem，untilatlasttheeionofthema，handedonasitisbylinksthatflareupaputthecasethatthosewhoaretorememberareevenimmortal，andtheremembraal，whatthenisthattothee?Tothedeadman，Ineedscarcelysay，thepraiseisnothing，butwhatisittothelivi，indeed，inasubsidiaryway?Forthoudostrejectthebountyofnatureunseasonablyi，aowhatothersshallsayoftheehereafter。

&hing，whiysortofbeautyofitsowifulofitself，andlooksself，notgpraiseaspartofitself。Foriwhichispraisedismadeerhereby。Thisistruealsoofthethingsthatinonparlancearecalledbeautiful，suchasmaterialthingsandworksofart。Does，therulybeautifulhingbeyond?Nay，hanlaw，thantruth，thahay。Whichoftheseowesitsbeautytobeingpraised，orlosesitbybei!Doesanemeraldforfeititsexotbeingpraised?Doesgold，ivory，purple，alyre，aponiard，afloweret，ashrub?

21。Ifsoulsoutlivetheirbodies，howdoestheairthemfromtimeseverlastiheearththebodiesofthosewhohavebeeforsudlessages?Forjustasohegeofthesebodies，afterceforadefiime，followedbydissolution，makesroomforotherdeadbodies，sosouls，wheotheair，afterlastingforatime，sufferdarediffusedandbeefire，beingtakenagainintotheSemiheWhole，andsoallowroomforthosethatsubsequeheirabodethere。Thiswouldbetheansweronewouldgiveoionthatsoulsoutlivetheirbodies。

Butnotonlymustthemultitudeofbodiesthustlybeiakenintoat，butalsothatofthecreaturesdevoureddailybyourselvesaheranimals。Howgreatisthenumberedandthusinawayburiedinthebodiesofthosewhofeeduporoomismadeforthemallbytheirintoblood，bytheirtransmutationintoairorfire。

&hiscaseliesthewayofsearchforthetruth?IioerialfromtheCausal。

&whirledaside;butineveryimpulsefulfiltheclaimsofjustieveryimpressionsafeguardty。

23。Allthatisihee，OUuhingthatisiheeistooearlyortoolateforme!Allthatthyseas，Oforme!Allthihee，subsistinthee，gobacktothee。Thereisonewhosays"DearCityofCecrops!"Wiltthounotsay"dearCityofZeus"?

24。Ifthouwouldestbetranquili，saystheSage，donotmanythings。Isnotthisabettermaxim:dobutwhatisneedful，andwhatthereasonofaliviurebornforaciviclifedemands，andasitdemands。Fsthetranquillitywhiesofdoihihanofdoingthemwell。Forhsofourwordsanddeedsbeingunnecessary，ifamahere，hewillhavemoreabundantleisureaheless。Wherefetnotoneveryotoaskthyself，"Isthisoheuhings?"Butwemustretrenlyasbutthoughtswhiecessary，fortheherwilldistragasfollow。