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front of   a  house�察  �to inform  the  neighbours   and  passengers�察          �but   not   the 

owner within。 

     If a man would register all his opinions upon love�察�politics�察               �religion�察�

learning�察�etc。�察�beginning from his youth and so go on to                  old age�察�what a 

bundle of inconsistencies and contradictions would                appear at last� �

     What they do in heaven we are ignorant of�察�what they do not we are 

told expressly�此     �that they neither marry�察�nor are given in           marriage。 

     It is a miserable thing to live in suspense�察�it is the life of a          spider。 

     The    Stoical    scheme     of   supplying     our   wants    by   lopping    off   our 

desires�察�is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes。 

     Physicians ought not to give their judgment of religion�察�for the                 same 

reason that butchers are not admitted to be jurors upon life               and death。 

     The reason why so few marriages are happy�察�is�察�because young ladies 

spend their time in making nets�察�not in making cages。 

     If a man will observe as he walks the streets�察�I believe he will                   find 

the merriest countenances in mourning coaches。 

     Nothing      more    unqualifies     a   man    to   act   with   prudence      than   a 

misfortune that is attended with shame and guilt。 

     The   power     of   fortune   is   confessed   only   by   the   miserable�察   �for  the 

happy impute all their success to prudence or merit。 

     Ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest offices�察�so climbing 

is performed in the same posture with creeping。 

     Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent。 

     Although   men   are   accused   for   not   knowing their own   weakness�察  �yet 

perhaps as few know their own strength。              It is�察�in men as in soils�察     �where 

sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not                    of。 

     Satire is reckoned the easiest of all wit�察�but I take it to be              otherwise 

in   very    bad   times�此    �for    it  is  as  hard   to   satirise  well    a   man     of 

distinguished vices�察�as to praise well a man of              distinguished virtues。        It 



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is easy enough to do either to people of            moderate characters。 

     Invention   is   the   talent   of   youth�察  �and   judgment   of   age�察  �so   that   our 

judgment grows harder to please�察�when we have fewer things to offer                        it�此�

this goes through the whole commerce of life。                   When we are         old�察�our 

friends find it difficult to please us�察�and are less             concerned whether we 

be pleased or no。 

     No wise man ever wished to be younger。 

     An idle reason lessens the weight of the good ones you gave before。 

     The motives of the best actions will not bear too strict an               inquiry。     It 

is allowed that the cause of most actions�察�good or                 bad�察�may he resolved 

into the love of ourselves�察�but the self´love            of some men inclines them to 

please others�察�and the self´love of           others is wholly employed in pleasing 

themselves。       This makes the         great distinction between virtue and vice。 

Religion is the best       motive of all actions�察�yet religion is allowed to be the 

highest     instance of self´love。 

     Old men view best at a distance with the eyes of their                 understanding 

as well as with those of nature。 

     Some people take more care to hide their wisdom than their folly。 

     Anthony   Henley's   farmer�察  �dying   of   an   asthma�察  �said�察   �Well�察  �if   I   can 

get this breath once OUT�察�I'll take care it never got IN again。; 

     The     humour     of  exploding     many     things   under    the  name     of  trifles�察�

fopperies�察  �and   only   imaginary   goods�察  �is       a   very   false  proof   either   of 

wisdom   or   magnanimity�察  �and   a   great   check   to   virtuous   actions。           For 

instance�察�with regard to fame�察�there is in most people a                   reluctance and 

unwillingness   to      be   forgotten。    We     observe�察   �even    among      the  vulgar�察�

how fond they are to have an inscription over                  their grave。      It requires 

but   little   philosophy   to   discover   and    observe   that   there   is   no   intrinsic 

value in all this�察�however�察�if         it be founded in our nature as an incitement 

to virtue�察�it ought      not to be ridiculed。 

     Complaint   is      the  largest   tribute   heaven    receives�察   �and   the  sincerest 

part of our devotion。 

     The   common   fluency   of   speech   in   many   men�察  �and   most   women�察  �is 

owing      to a scarcity of matter�察�and a scarcity of words�察�for whoever is a 

master     of   language�察    �and   hath   a   mind    full  of  ideas�察   �will  be   apt�察 �in 



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speaking�察�to hesitate upon the choice of both�察�whereas common                    speakers 

have only one set of ideas�察�and one set of words to clothe                  them in�察�and 

these   are   always   ready  at   the   mouth。   So   people   come      faster   out   of   a 

church when it is almost empty�察�than when a crowd                 is at the door。 

     Few are qualified to shine in company�察�but it is in most men's                 power 

to be agreeable。      The reason�察�therefore�察�why conversation              runs so low at 

present�察�is not the defect of understanding�察�but              pride�察�vanity�察�ill´nature�察�

affectation�察�singularity�察�positiveness�察         �or some other vice�察�the effect of a 

wrong education。 

     To    be  vain   is  rather   a  mark    of   humility    than   pride。   Vain     men 

delight     in  telling   what    honours     have    been    done    them�察   �what    great 

company they have kept�察�and the like�察�by which they plainly confess                    that 

these honours were more than their due�察�and such as their                  friends would 

not believe if they had not been told�此         �whereas a man         truly proud thinks 

the greatest honours below his merit�察�and              consequently scorns to boast。 

I therefore deliver it as a maxim�察         �that whoever desires the character of a 

proud man�察�ought to conceal           his vanity。 

     Law�察  �in   a   free   country�察  �is�察  �or   ought   to   be�察  �the  determination   of the 

majority of those who have property in land。 

     One argument   used to  the disadvantage of   Providence I   take to be   a 

very strong one in its defence。          It is objected that storms and         tempests�察�

unfruitful     seasons�察   �serpents�察    �spiders�察  �flies�察  �and   other     noxious      or 

troublesome       animals�察   �with    many    more     instances    of  the    like    kind�察�

discover an imperfection in nature�察�because human life                   would be much 

easier    without    them�察   �but   the  design    of   Providence     may     clearly    be 

perceived   in   this   proceeding。     The   motions   of   the   sun   and   moon   ´   in 

short�察�the whole system of the universe�察�as far as             philosophers have been 

able to discover and observe�察�are in the             utmost degree of regularity and 

perfection�察�but wherever God hath            left to man the power of interposing a 

remedy  by   thought   or   labour�察     �there   he   hath   placed   things   in   a   state   of 

imperfection�察�on   purpose         to   stir  up human   industry�察  �without   which   life 

would     stagnate�察   �or�察 �indeed�察    �rather�察 �could   not   subsist   at  all�此 �CURIS 

ACCUUNT MORTALIA                  CORDA。 

     Praise is the daughter of present power。 



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     How inconsistent is man with himself� �

     I   have   known   several   persons   of   great   fame   for   wisdom   in   public 

affairs and counsels governed by foolish servants。 

     I  have    known     great   Ministers�察   �distinguished      for  wit   and   learning�察�

who preferred none but dunces。 

     I have known men of great valour cowards to their wives。 

     I have known men of the greatest cunning perpetually cheated。 

     I   knew   three   great   Ministers�察  �who   could   exactly   compute   and   settle 

the    accounts    of   a  kingdom�察     �but   were    wholly    ignorant    of   their  own 

economy。 

     The   preaching   of   divines   helps   to   preserve   well´inclined   men   in   the 

course of virtue�察�but seldom or never reclaims the vicious。 

     Princes     usually   make     wiser   choices    than   the   servants    whom     they 

trust for the disposal of places�此        �I have known a prince�察�more than             once�察�

choose   an   able   Minister�察  �but   I   never   observed   that   Minister    to   use   his 

credit in the disposal of an employment to a person whom                    he thought the 

fittest   for   it。 One   of   the   greatest   in   this   age owned   and   excused   the 

matter from the violence of parties and the             unreasonableness of friends。 

     Small   causes   are   sufficient   to   make   a   man   uneasy   when   great   ones 

are not in the way。       For want of a block he will stumble at a             straw。 

     Dignity�察 �high station�察  �or great   riches�察  �are   in   some   sort   necessary     to 

old men�察�in order to keep the younger at a distance�察�who are                      otherwise 

too apt to insult them u

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