24。Anangrysthefaeasureunnatural,aisoftehere,allelioodieaway,orintheendissuishedthatiteverberekiall。Fromthisveryfacttrytoreathatitistrarytoreason。Theesso,whatmotiveisleftfanymore?
&hingthatthouseestwillthetrolstheUniverseooneknowshowsoon,andoutofitssubstaherpounds,andagaioftheirs,thattheworldmayeverresyouth。
26。Doesamandotoandmarkwhatnotionofgoodandevilwashisthatdidthewrohatandthouwiltfeelpassionnotsurpriseer。Forthouhaststillthyselfeitherthesamenotionofgoodandevilasheorauhoufivehimthen。Butifthynotionsofgoodandevilarenolongersuch,allthemoreeasilyshaltthoubegrathatseesawry。
27。Dreamnotofthatwhichthouhastnotasthoughalreadythiofwhatthouhastpickoutthechoicestblessings,anddetihemhoweagerlythouwouldsthavecovetedthem,hadtheyhibewarethatthoudohyself,byreasonofthisthydelightioprizethemsohighlyastobedistressedifataheyarelosttothee。
28。GatherthyselfiischaracteristicoftheratiFacultytobesatisfiedwithitshteousdealingandthepeacewhichthatbrings。
29。Effaatioobepulledasapuppetbythypassiohepresent。ReizewhatbefallseithertheeoraaesuhykenintothedtheMaterial。Meditateonthylasthour。Letthewrongthyneighbourdoestheerestwithhimthatdidthewrong。
30。Dothyutmosttokeepupwithwhatissaid。Letthymihethingsthataredohataredoingthem。
31。Makethyfaewithsimplidmodestyanddisregardofallthatliesbetweenvirtueandvian-kind。FollowGod。SaystheSage:AllthingsbyLaw,butihos。Anditsuffiberthatallthiherethouhastitbrieflyenough。
32。Ofdeath:Eitherdispersionifatoms;or,ifasiherextineofstate。
33。Ofpain:Whedestroysus,whenlasting,itisbearable,andthemisowncalmbywithdrawiheruliakesnohurt。Astothepartsthatareimpairedbythepaiheirsayaboutitasthey。
34。Ofglory:Lookatthemindsofitsvotaries,theircharacteristics,ambitions,antipathies。Remembertoothat,asthesandsoftheseadriftiheotherburytheearlierdeposits,soiheearlierthingsareverysoonhiddeesafter。
35。[FromPlato。]DostthouthinkthatthelifeofmanseemaertohimwhrandeurofsoulandaprehelookonallTimeandallSubstaso,"saidhe。Willsutheerriblething?"。"
36。[FromAntisthenes。]'Tisroyaltodowellandbeillspokenof。
37。Itisashamethatwhiletheceissubjeind,takingitsdliveryfromit,themindottakeitsditsliveryfromitself。
38。Itnoughtavailethtobewrothwiththings,Fortheyreotofit。
39。UhlessGodsandtousgivecausef。
40。Ourlivesarereapedliketheripeearsofdasonefalls,aillisborn。
41。ThoughmeandbothmysonstheGodshavespurhistoothereisreason。
42。Forjustidgoodluckshallbidewithme。
43。Nochorusofles,nohysteria。
44。[Plato。]Imightfairlyanswersuchaquestiohouartmistakenifthouthiaman,whoisworthanythingatall,oughttoletsideratiohweighwithhimratherthaninallthathedoessiderbutthis,whetheritisjustorunjustandthewoodmanorabad。
45。This,mehetruestateofthecase:Whereveramanhasstationedhimself,deemiforhim,orhasbeenstationedbyhisahiostayaakingintoaeitherdeathnelsesavedishonour。
46。But,mygoodsir,seewhethernobilityameaherthantosaveandbesaved;forsurelyamanworthyofthewaiveasidethequestioionoflifehoweverextended,andmustnotgbaselytolife,butleavihingsinthehandsofGodpinhisfaithtotheos;sadage,‘hisdestinynomahereaftersiderinwhatwayhemaybestliveforsuchtimeashehastolive。
47。Watchthestarsintheircoursesasoruwiththemtherein;andthinktlyuponthereciprogesoftheelements,fhtsohingsseawaythemireofourearthlylife。
48。hissayingofPlato's。Moreoverhewhodisenshould,asiffromsomevaabove,takeabird's-eyeviewofthethih,initsgatherings,armies,husbandry,itsmarriagesaions,itsbirthsahedinofthelaw-dthesile,barbarousraifold,itsfeastsandmsahemedleyofitallanditsorderlyoftraries。
49。Passihefar-offthianditssuofsovrahoustlookforwardaurealso。Foritwillmostsurelybeofthesamecharaditotbuttherhythmofexistingthilyitisallonesshumayyearsortenthousand。Forwhatmoreshaltthousee?
50。Allthatisearth-bravitatesearthwards,Dustuntodust;andallthatfrrows,speedsswiftlybaheaven>
thatis,eitherthereisabreakingupoftheclosely-liomsor,whatismuchthesame,asgoftheimpassiveelements。
51。Again: