Withmeatsanddrinksandcurioussorceries
&hestream,sobetheymaynotdie。
&odsbeatsdownonourbark,
Atouroarstheoilandplainnot。
&hecross-buttock,maybe,butnotatshewingpublicspiritormreadierfenracihbourifheseesawry。
53。AworkthatbeaplishedihatreasoniththeGodsisattehnofear。Foricipated,wherebyanactivitythatfollhtroad,andsatisfiesthedemandsofourstitution,wesureouro>
54。Atalltimesandinallplacesitrestswiththeebothtobetwiththypresentlotasawods,aeouslywiththypresentneighbours,andtlyatthypresentthoughts,thatnothingunverifiedshouldstealintothem。
55。LooknotabouttheeattherulingReasolookwithstraighteyesatthis,TowhatisNatureguidiheheUniverse,bymeansofwhatbefallstheeandthynaturebymeahouhasttodo。Buteveryodowhatfollowsfromhisownstitution;andallshavebeenstitutedforthesakeofratioasihercasethelowerareforthesakeofthehigher-buttherationalfortheiro>
Socialobligatioheleadihestitutionofmanand,ioit,anunisiaobodilyins。Foritistheprivilegeofarationalamotiontoisolateitself,aobeoverebythemotionsofsenseordesire;foreitherkindisahemotioelligenceclaimsevertohavethepre-emineobemasteredbythem。Andrightlyso,foritisitsallthosetoitsowhirdly,therationalstitutionisfreefromprenotbemisled。Lettherulihen,gtothesecharacteristiplishastraightdthesown。
56。Asoisdead,andhislifetillnowlivedahouttherestofthydaysassomuchtothegood,andliveagtoNature。
57。Loveonlywhatbefallstheeandisspue。Forwhatbemorebefittingforthee?
58。Iingencykeepbeforethihosewho,whehihem,werestraightwayaggrieved,estranged,rebellious。Wherearetheyhen?Wouldstthoubelikethem?Whyhosealieowhatdefledisdeflectedbythem,ahyselfwhollytothequestionhowtoturihebestadvahenwiltthoumakeahem,andtheyshallbethyrawmaterial。Onlyinthoughtandwilltakeheedtobebeautifultothyselfinallthatthoudoest。Andremember,iheoneandusihatthethingwhichmattersistheaimofthea。
59。Lookwithin。WithiainofGood,readyalwaystowellforthifthouwiltalwaydelve。
60。Thebodytooshouldbefirmlysetaortio。Forwhatthemiheface,bykeepingitposedandwell-favoured,shouldbelookedforsimilarlyinthewholebody。Butallthismustbesecuredwithoutsciouseffort。
61。Thebusinessoflifeismoreakihandang,foritrequiresofustostandreadyandueveryassaulthoweverunforeseen。
62。uallyreflect,whotheyarewhosefavourabletestimo,andwhattheirrulingReason;forthuswiltthounotfindfaultwiththosewhouionallyoffend,norwiltthouwaimohoulookestintotheinnerspringsoftheiropinionsanddesires。
63。Everysoul,saysPlato,isreftainstitswill。Thereforeitisthesamealsowithjustidtemperandlovingkindnessandeverylikequality。Itisessentialtokeepthiseverinmind,foritwillmaketheegeo>
64。Whehouartinpaihisrefleready,thatthisisnothingtobeashamedof,noritmakeworsethemindthatholdsthehelm。ForitpairitinsofarasitisrationalorinsofarasitissomostpaiothyresEpicuruswhehatapainisneveruermithourememberitslimitationsandaddnothingtoitinimagithistoothatmanyofourevery-daydisfortsarereallypainindisguise,suchasdrowsiness,ahightemperature,etite。Wheobevexedataothyself:Iamgivingintopain。
&houheinhumanthefeelingwhihumanhaveforhumankind。
66。HothatTelaugesmaynothaveexcelledSocharacter?ForitishatSocratesdiedamloriousdeath,anddisputedmoredeftlywiththeSophists,andwithmorehardihoodbravedwholenightsi,and,oheSalamimorespiritedtodisobey,andthathecarriedhisheadhighashewalked-andaboutthetruthofthisoneeasilyjudge;-butthepoieisthis:whatsortofsoulhadSodcouldherestsatisfiedwithbeingjustinhisdealingswithmenandreligiousinhisattitudetods,fulatthewiessofotherslagtheignoranyasaliehiohimfromtheWhitasaburdeniinghisintelligencebesatheticallybytheaffesoftheflesh?
67。makesointimateablendinthepoundasnottoallowamantoisolatehimselfandkeephisownthingsinhisowisverypossibletobeagodlikemanizedbyathis;northatthehappylifedepepossiblethihouhastbeehehopeofbeingskillediidphysieedestthfreeaandunselfishaoGod。
68。Thoumayestliveoutthylifewithraiheutmostpeaihoughthewholewaiheywill,eventhoughbeaststearlimbfromlimbthisplasticclaythathasesgrowth。Forwhatinallthisdebarsthemiselfiness,inarightjudgmentastoitse,aouseallthatisputatitsdisposal?sothatthejudgmentsaytothatwhichmeetsit:Iialsubstathis,whateverelsetheewouldhavetheebe。Andtheusesaytotheobjetedtoit:TheewasIseekihinginhandisformeevermaterialfortheexerciseofrationalandcivicvirtue,andinawordfortheartofamanod。FthatbefallsisintimatelyectedwithGodorman,andisnotnewordifficulttodealwith,butfamiliarandfeasible。
69。Thisisthemarkofaperfectcharacter,theachdayasifitwerethelast,withoutagitation,withouttorpor,withoutpretence。
70。TheGods-andtheyareimmortal-doamissthatforatimesoloiablyandalwithworthlessmeheyareandsomany;naytheyeveheminallmannerofways。Butthou,thoughdestiodiesosoooff,andthattoothoughthouartohlessohyself。
71。Itisabsurdnottoescheiess,whichispossible,buttoeschewthatofothers,whiotpossible。
72。Whateverthyrationalandcivicfacultydiscoverstobeelligentnorsocial,itjudgeswithgoodreasontofallshortofitso>
73。Whenthouhastdooanotherandanotherhasfaredwellatthyhands,whygoohefoolishtolookfbesides,thatis,thecreditalsoofhavingdonewellorareturnforthesame?
74。Nooneweariesofbesredtoactbythelawofsow。Wearynotthenofbeihereihoudostbehers。
75。TheheWholefeltimpelledtotheofaUhatesintobeingdoessobyanaturalsequehemostparamountthings,towardswhichtherulingReasonoftheUniversefeelsasown,aredevoidofintelligehisandthouwiltfaillwithmoreserenity。