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intervention of some unforeseen accident�察�must be inevitably ruined。
23。 When a prince is guarded by wise and honest men�察�and when all
public officers are sure to be rewarded if they do well�察 �and punished if
they do evil�察 �the consequence is plain�察 �justice and honesty will flourish�察�
and men will be always contriving�察�not for themselves�察�but for the honour
and interest of their king and country。
24。 Wicked men may sometimes go unpunished in this world�察 �but
wicked nations never do�察 �because this world is the only place of
punishment of wicked nations�察 �though not for private and particular
persons。
25。 An administration that is merely founded upon human policy
must be always subject to human chance�察�but that which is founded on the
divine wisdom can no more miscarry than the government of heaven。 To
govern by parties and factions is the advice of an atheist�察 �and sets up a
government by the spirit of Satan。 In such a government the prince can
never be secure under the greatest promises�察 �since�察 �as men's interest
changes�察�so will their duty and affections likewise。
26。 It is a very ancient observation�察�and a very true one�察�that people
generally despise where they flatter�察 �and cringe to those they design to
betray�察 �so that truth and ceremony are�察 �and always will be�察 �two distinct
things。
27。 When you find your friend in an error�察 �undeceive him with
secrecy and civility�察�and let him see his oversight first by hints and glances�察�
and if you cannot convince him�察�leave him with respect�察�and lay the fault
upon your own management。
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28。 When you are under the greatest vexations�察 �then consider that
human life lasts but for a moment�察�and do not forget but that you are like
the rest of the world�察�and faulty yourself in many instances�察 �and withal�察�
remember that anger and impatience often prove more mischievous than
the provocation。
29。 Gentleness and good humour are invincible�察 �provided they are
without hypocrisy and design�察�they disarm the most barbarous and savage
tempers�察�and make even malice ashamed of itself。
30。 In all the actions of life let it be your first and principal care to
guard against anger on the one hand�察�and flattery on the other�察�for they are
both unserviceable qualities�察 �and do a great deal of mischief in the
government of human life。
31。 When a man turns knave or libertine�察 �and gives way to fear�察�
jealousy�察�and fits of the spleen�察�when his mind complains of his fortune�察�
and he quits the station in which Providence has placed him�察 �he acts
perfectly counter to humanity�察�deserts his own nature�察�and�察�as it were�察�runs
away from himself。
32。 Be not heavy in business�察 �disturbed in conversation�察 �nor
impertinent in your thoughts。 Let your judgment be right�察 �your actions
friendly�察 �and your mind contented�察 �let them curse you�察 �threaten you�察 �or
despise you�察 �let them go on�察 �they can never injure your reason or your
virtue�察�and then all the rest that they can do to you signifies nothing。
33。 The only pleasure of human life is doing the business of the
creation�察 �and which way is that to be compassed very easily�拭 �Most
certainly by the practice of general kindness�察�by rejecting the importunity
of our senses�察 �by distinguishing truth from falsehood�察 �and by
contemplating the works of the Almighty。
34。 Be sure to mind that which lies before you�察�whether it be thought�察�
word�察�or action�察�and never postpone an opportunity�察�or make virtue wait
for you till to´morrow。
35。 Whatever tends neither to the improvement of your reason nor
the benefit of society�察 �think it below you�察 �and when you have done any
considerable service to mankind�察�do not lessen it by your folly in gaping
after reputation and requital。
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36。 When you find yourself sleepy in a morning�察�rouse yourself�察�and
consider that you are born to business�察 �and that in doing good in your
generation�察�you answer your character and act like a man�察�whereas sleep
and idleness do but degrade you�察�and sink you down to a brute。
37。 A mind that has nothing of hope�察�or fear�察�or aversion�察�or desire�察�to
weaken and disturb it�察 �is the most impregnable security。 Hither we may
with safety retire and defy our enemies�察�and he that sees not this advantage
must be extremely ignorant�察�and he that forgets it unhappy。
38。 Do not disturb yourself about the faults of other people�察�but let
everybody's crimes be at their own door。 Have always this great maxim
in your remembrance�察�that to play the knave is to rebel against religion�察�all
sorts of injustice being no less than high treason against Heaven itself。
39。 Do not contemn death�察 �but meet it with a decent and religious
fortitude�察 �and look upon it as one of those things which Providence has
ordered。 If you want a cordial to make the apprehensions of dying go
down a little the more easily�察�consider what sort of world and what sort of
company you will part with。 To conclude�察�do but look seriously into the
world�察�and there you will see multitudes of people preparing for funerals�察�
and mourning for their friends and acquaintances�察 �and look out again a
little afterwards�察 �and you will see others doing the very same thing for
them。
40。 In short�察 �men are but poor transitory things。 To´day they are
busy and harassed with the affairs of human life�察�and to´morrow life itself
is taken from them�察�and they are returned to their original dust and ashes。
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PART III
Containing prophetic observations relating to the affairs of Europe and
of Great Britain�察�more particularly from 1720 to 1729。
1。 In the latter end of 1720�察�an eminent old lady shall bring forth five
sons at a birth�察�the youngest shall live and grow up to maturity�察 �but the
four eldest shall either die in the nursery�察 �or be all carried off by one
sudden and unexpected accident。
2。 About this time a man with a double head shall arrive in Britain
from the south。 One of these heads shall deliver messages of great
importance to the governing party�察 �and the other to the party that is
opposite to them。 The first shall believe the monster�察�but the last shall
discover the impostor�察�and so happily disengage themselves from a snare
that was laid to destroy them and their posterity。 After this the two heads
shall unite�察�and the monster shall appear in his proper shape。
3。 In the year 1721�察�a philosopher from Lower Germany shall come�察�
first to Amsterdam in Holland�察�and afterwards to London。 He will bring
with him a world of curiosities�察�and among them a pretended secret for the
transmutation of metals。 Under the umbrage of this mighty secret he
shall pass upon the world for some time�察�but at length he shall be detected�察�
and proved to be nothing but an empiric and a cheat�察 �and so forced to
sneak off�察�and leave the people he has deluded�察�either to bemoan their loss�察�
or laugh at their own folly。 N。B。´ This will be the last of his sect that will
ever venture in this part of the world upon the same errand。
4。 In this year great endeavours will be used for procuring a general
peace�察�which shall be so near a conclusion that public rejoicings shall be
made at the courts of several great potentates upon that account�察�but just in
the critical juncture�察�a certain neighbouring prince shall come to a violent
death�察�which shall occasion new war and commotion all over Europe�察�but
these shall continue but for a short time�察�and at last terminate in the utter
destruction of the first aggressors。
5。 Towards the close of this year of mysteries�察�a person that was born
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blind shall have his sight restored�察 �and shall see ravens perch upon the
heads of traitors�察�among which the head of a notorious prelate shall stand
upon the highest pole。
6。 In the year 1722�察 �there shall be a grand congress�察 �and new
overtures of peace offered by most of the principal parties concerned in
the war�察�which shall have so good effect that a cessation of arms shall be
agreed upon for six months�察 �which shall be kept inviolable till a certain
general�察 �either through treachery or inadvertency�察 �shall begin hostilities
before the expiration of the term��