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TH E M ORA L
M A XIM S
A N D R EFL EC TIO N S
O F T HE
D U K E D E L A R O C H EFO U CA U L D
AN I NTR O D U C TI O N
BY
G EO RG E H
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Th e P e rio d
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Th e A uth o r
Ch ar acte r
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Max ims
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P REFACE
THE P REFACE To m e READER
T HE Mu ms
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INTROD U CTIO N
I —Tn s P ERI OD
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was
It
in th e ye ar 1 6 6 5 ,to war d s th e be g innin g o f
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G r and A ge
o f Fr ench Mo na rch y, th at the
th e
“
Maxims
l ight
of
L
a
Ro ch e fo uc aul d
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first
sa
w
th e
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was
wh en civi l isatio n mi ght see m to
have attained the hi ghe st l e ve l c o mp atib l e with the
ne g ati o n o f fr e e d o m, wh e n th e Fr en ch l ang ua g e
h ad be e n just b r o ught to its pe rfe c ti o n as a v e hi cl e
o f r e fi ned th o ugh t and d e li c ate b adi nag e
Mo liere was th e n at th e h e igh t o f hi s fam e
Rac ine was ri sing in c e l e b r ity, Co rn ei ll e d e clining
The e l o quenc e o f B o ssuet had b e gun to de l igh t the
Co urt, and L a Fo ntai ne was c o mpo sing hi s fi rst
fab l e s
Th e
P r o vinc ial L ette rs
o f P asc al
e pu ted th e firs t mo nume nt o f cl ass ical
r
1 6 6
( 5
Fre nch P r o se ,we r e still r o using fii rio us c o ntr o ve rsy ;
and the March i o ne ss d e Sevi gn e
1 6 2 7 1 69 6
h
ad
(
)
e mb ark ed up o n that famo us c o rr e spo nd e nc e w
hich
fM the b righ te st chr o nic le o f he r time
Y et no t e v e n th o se m any vo lu me s o f e nte rtainin
g
It
the age
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INT R ODU CT I ON
l e tte rs ,to wh ich we o we th e m o st prec io us details
c o nc e rning o ur auth o r , h ave attained m o re c e l e b rity
th an h is sin gl e li ttl e m anu al o f d e tach ed ap
ms ,
It is o ne o f the
e p igr ams ,an d critic i sms b f l ife
small b o o ks wh ich h ave s too d th e te st o f time — o ne
n fr o m
o f the fe w s tudie s in hum anity whi ch , d r aw
o ne e p o ch in s o c iety, h aV e succ ee d ed in inte r e s tin g
It h as th e mo r e
sub seq uent g ene r ati o ns
all
pe cul iar di s tinctio n acc o rded b y V o l tai r e o f h av ing
at o n c e influ en c e d th e ta ste and e xpr e s se d th e g e nius
o f the Fr e nch n atio n to a d e gree har d l y pr edi c ab l e
o f any o th e r w o rk
V iewed simpl y as sh o rt o bse rvatio ns on human
ch arac te r and c o nd uct,th e Maxims h ave ,o f c ourse ,
t h e ir
we ll kn o wn pr tptg e in the earl ie s t
sE
mE
als
in th e
o r O r ie ntal
G no rni c l ite ratur e ,g
famo us Ch ar ac te rs o f Th e o phras tus
the p o etic al
Man u al o f
co un s e ls o f Th eo gn is o f M e g ara,in th e
“
Ep ic te tus and th e Co nfe ssio ns o f h is I mpe rial
patr o n,Marcus A ure li us A nto ninus — in all o f wh ich
wo rks it is l ittl e wo nd e r th at s imil ar ide as o r
The M ax ims
trui s ms are o f chr o nic r e curr enc e
may be c o mpa r ed again with the c o nte mp o r ary ( b ut
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e
a
m o re d isc urs iv and th e o l o gic l ) Th o ugh ts o f
P as c al ,o r th e m o re po inted pe rso nal r e fl e ctio n s o f
L a B r uyer e ,just as th e y d o ub tl e ss in fl ue nc ed — h alf
—
a c e ntur
h
e r e fl e c ti o n s o f th e h igh minde d
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pe rha ps the neares t parall el,bo th fo r fo rm and sp irit,
w o ul d be fo und in so me o f the b rie f,dry e xpre ss io ns
o f wo rl d l
i
s
d
o m sc atte r e d ab o ut B ac o n s Essa s
w
y
y
If no ne o f th e se wri te rs inte re s t us in th e s ame
way,and few to th e sam e e x tent as L a Roc h efo u
c aul d,th is, we are o ften to l d , is be caus e his o b je ct
was simpl y to o b se rv e ,whil e o the r m axim mo ng e rs,
from So l o n to p o o r Rich ar d, we re bent upo n in
ere 1 s a
st ruc tin
d
1 m ro vin
h
e ir r ead e rs
Th
an
t
g
g
p
sig ni fic ant d iffe renc e , inde ed , be twee n Ben jamin
Frankl in s fath e rly re c o mme ndati o n o f h o ne sty as
Th e be st p o l ic y
L a R o ch efo uc aul d s
an d
c o ntemptuo us e stimate o f th e tricks te r ( Max
1 27
e n o ugh
i
t
t
o be
as a foo l wh o has n o t w
)
straightfo rward
D o ub tl e ss hi s ch ie f aim is to
anal s e ,to d isse c t, and to e xpo se the th e o r
nd e r
u
y
y
l ying a selfish so c ial sy stem, the springs wh ich the
auth o r be l ie ved to ac tuate o r dinar
hu
m
anit
F
or
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y
thi s p urpo se h e wo ul d see m to ha ve jo tte d do wn
d ay b y d ay in te rse Fre nch a sin gul arl y impe rso nal
re c o rd o f ev e ry tr ait, ac ti o n, motive , that c ame
unde r h is v ie w— a v ie w re st r ic ted, no do ubt in part,
b y his pe culi ar e nvir o nme nt— in p art,pe rh aps,b y th e
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t
a
t
t
a
fa l ru h
ph s sed b y h imse lf, that Ce rtain
v irtue s are l ik e th e se nse s , unapp re c iab le to tho se
who do n o t p o sse s s th e m
Th e re sul t was a c o ll e cti o n o f so me 7 00 axi o ms
o n the c o nd uc t o f man in s o c ie t — a w o rk acute ly
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x
inte re sting
k e fro m th e no ve l ty o f its styl e as
fr o m the ag o ni sing familiari ty o f all mank ind with
“
im
its s ub j ec t matte r , b ut no t o f an o s te ns ib l y
pr o ving natur e Th e pre ach ing o f L a Roc h e
fo uc aul d is , at anyrate , o n ne g ative and unco n
v e ntio nal l ine s , th o ugh much o f it r e se mb l e s th o se
“ Wo r d s o f th e wi se th at h urt l ik e g o ad s
,
, and
stick in the mind like nail s
“
The Memo irs o f L a Ro ch efo uc aul d, says
“
V o l taire , are r ead
bir ma im b ro w by k aart
Th o ugh th e re 1 8 b ut o ne tru th d iscussed i n
th e b o o k — vi z th at se lf l o ve is th e m o tive o f all
und e r s o man
r
e se nte
ac ti o n,ye t th i s is
y aspec ts
p
d
The actuali ty and
th at it ne v e r fails to inte r e st
c o nci se ne ss o f th e Re fl e c ti o ns we re s o me th ing ne w
and att r act ive , pre se nting , ind eed , a gr e at c o ntr ast
to th e fl o we r y rh e to r i c and c o nv e n tio nal Op timi sm
o f m o st mo r al is ts o f th e age
“ A n e vide nt g ene r al i satio n
, as H all am say s,
fr o m l o ng e xpe rie nc e ,wi th o ut pe d antr y,and with
th e b o o k fills a se rio us
o ut d e d uc ti ve argu me n t,
pl ac e in Fr en ch mo ral ph il o so ph y,b y the s ide o f
th o se o th e r g e ne r al isatio ns ,the g ue sse s at tru th and
th e c riti c i s ms o f l ife and c o nd uc t, put fo rwar d
by
Mo ntaign e , P a sc al ,and L a B ruyere
Ne x t to its s ingul ar and e ve n unpal atab l e c and o ur ,
the pe cul iari ty o f th e b o o k is its pe rs o nal no te as a
Cry o f th e H e art, e xpre ss ing th e de sp air Of a
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ure in
misgu id e d
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e at n atio nal
gr
g
and ine ffe cti ve di s turba n c e
s u ffe r ing , o f
A nd th us , as L a R o ch e fo uc aul d was no t, as
migh t so me time s be fanc ied , a mi santhr o pe , living
in m o r o se re tir e m e nt, b ut an ac tive age nt in all th e
p o l itic al and so c ial life o f th e ti me, it is wo rth
wh ile ,be fo re e x amining his w o rk mo re in detail ,to
gl anc e at th e age and so cie ty o ut o f which e me rg ed
s o s ingul ar a manife s to ag ai n st hum anit
y
Th e l o ng and c o mpl e x r e li gi o us c ivil w ars o f
th e six tee nth c entury h ad di so rg an i se d so c iety in
A part fr o m
Fr anc e fr o m the to p to th e b o tto m
alread
th e m e r e li c en tio usne ss o f c o urt l ife
ro
y p
th e natio n h ad t e
l o nged thr o ugh thre e r e ig n s
i st fr o m its r e li gi o us b itte rne s s,
c e ived a mo r al tw
wh ich was dis pl aye d as much in po litics and
dipl o mac y a s in li te r ature and so cial life
The c o untry was in a c o nditi o n o f appallin g
mi se r y, the r e sul t o f the san guin ar y struggl e s of the
Cath o l ic L e ag ue , and o f pr o l o ng ed e x to rtio nate
no t
igno b l e
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tax ano n
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Eve n
fr o m the date o f th e State s Gene ral o f
e n th e grievan c e s o f th e pe o pl e ar
1 61 4
h
e de
w
(
th e
tail ed i n l angu ag e much l ik e that o f
r e c o rds o f wide spread ruin , pen ury, famine , and
crime , are h e artre ndi ng to r ead
A nd , in the
midd l e o f th e c e ntury, the e x aspe rati o n o f all
L u
H i t ry f F r h L it r ture ,ii 1 45
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IN T R ODU C TION
ii
h e se e vils ( ne ve r rem edi ed till the great Revo lu
Fr o nde , an
ti o n ) pr o d uc ed th e o u tb r e ak o f th e
in s urre c tio n o f th e no b ility, th e l o c al p arl iam e nt s,
and th e Thi rd Estate ag ain st Maz ar in and th e Qu een
Re g e nt
Fr o nd e
1 64 8 5 3
A s a po pula r r i sing , th e
(
)
was a c uri o us pr o to type o f th e great Re vo luti on
A s a st ruggl e
o f a c entury and a h alf l ate r
str ang el y
ag ainst ab so lu te m on archy it c o ntr as ted
w ith th e se ri o us c o nte st th e n r ag ing in Engl and
D uring its three c o mpl e x ph ase s ( with th e details
o f whi ch we are no t c o nc e rne d ) th e Fr en ch ari sto
rac y appe ared fo r the last tim e ranged in arms
So ve reig n
But thi s c iv il war
ag ai nst th ei r
inaugurated , as it s ee m ed, m ainl y b y a fe w no b l e s
and th e i r mi st re sse s, carri ed on b y sangu inary en
a ements in the str ee ts o f P ari s ,and b
s
u
i
s
b
and
y q
gg
lammo ns in th e fas hio n ab l e sal o ns— was as r e m ark
fo r the ge ne r al w ant o f prin cipl e o f th e p art ie s
eng ag ed in it as fo r the calamito us suffe ri ngs whi ch
it cause d
T ure nn e ,the greates t g e ne ral o f Eur o pe ( 1 6 1 1
inv o l ved in fl agr ant r e be ll io n b y th e charms
fam o us D uchess d e L o ngu ev ill e ; L a
o f th e
Ro ch e fo uc aul d hims e lf, plu ng ing l ight h ea rte dl y
into th e sam e st ruggl e , in sp ir ed p artl y b y a si mi lar
p as sio n,p artl y b y p iq ue at th e r e fus al o f a g o vern o r
ship he h ad ask ed o f the
ce of
ee n ; th e P r in
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INT R O D U CT I ON
6 5 9 ) in th e
s/e:
P ri d ewer R id e r
of
Mo l iere
.
h e r s al o ns we re in fl o ur is h ing
e
S
ab l é
d
h
o se
M
ad ame
of
t
e x i ste nc e , no tab l
y
d
e
m
h
h
O
f
e rse lf
e
au th o r
ax ims , M ad am e
t
)
(
S c ud ery ( p o e t and r o man ci st ) ,and M ad ame de L a
Fayette , a m o re r e m ark ab l e ch ar ac te r, intimate l y
ass o c iated with L a R o ch e fo uc aul d and h is bo o k
and the in flu e nc e o f wo man—o r pe rh aps we s h o ul d
“
— had be c o me a pe rm ane nt
gr
sa
of
e at l ad ie s
y
fo rc e in French th o ught and manne rs
A t th e same time ,to c o n clud e th is sk et ch ,Fr ench
ci vil is atio n h ad ta k e n o n th at im po s in g , b ut e x
travagant and a rtific ial ,gl amo ur ,in wh i ch m o narch y,
“
with its l e gendary m otto L a at c m moi, started
o n th e l o ng d o wn grad e o f l ic ence , ty r anny, and
bankruptc y, that led so di re ctl y to r e vo lu tio nary
ch ao s and th e pit
Wh at is c alled po l iti c al life u nd e r such a re gim e
see ms d e v o id alik e o f l ibe rty and h o ne sty ; and
if so c iety—uppe r cla ss so c iety ,th at is — pr e se nt s, o n
th e surfac e, a b righ te r pr o spe ct , thi s see ms , o n
ne are r vie w , a c o ld and h ard b ri lli anc e , wh ich has
littl e o f the warm th o f l iving hum ani ty ab o ut it
A dee pl y c o rr o s ive cl ass se lfis h nes s , a want o f the
c o mm o n fee li ngs m o s t e sse ntial to th e u nio n o f th e
so cial fab ri c — th e s e are no tic e ab l e traits Wh en we
find the am iabl e and cul tured M adame d e Sevig ne
writing, with suc h un c o nc eal ed de light, o f th e
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hide ous b arb aritie s in fli c ted o n th e po o r,d efen c e l e ss
B re to n p e as an try , as if m as sa cr e and h anging we r e
as l e ft to e n j o
a g o o d jo k e , s o l o ng as s h e w
i
n
y
pe ace the shad e o f h e r b e l o ved w o o d s , we are
pe rhaps l e ss surprised to find h e r frie nd ,M de L a
Ro ch e fo uc aul d , spe ak ing with c o nte mp t o f p ity
A fee l ing ,he th o ugh t, to b e e xclud ed fr o m
its e lf
“
l eft to th e commo people,
eve ry inte ll ig e nt mind ,and
who , be ing unaffe c ted by r e as o n, are o nl y stirred
Fre nch so c ie ty was
to ac tio n b y th e ir pa ssio ns
accu mula ting m ate ria ls fo r th e gr e at e x
alr e ad
y
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pl o si o n of p ity and pass io n o f a ce ntury l ate r
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de gree ,the
A UTH OR
pr o duct
M ax ims was , no ne
of
th e
me , the
his
ti
l e ss, a
dis
p ic al Fre nchman,o f o ne o f the
m o st r e no wned famili e s o f th e o ld no bility
His gr and m oth e r h ad nte rtaine d Cha rle s V
h e r ch ateau o f V e rne uil ; an an c e sto r was
at
th e P r o te stant
le ad e rs ma ssacre d o n St
am o ng
Bar th o l o me w s Eve ; and th e l ast be are r o f th e
f
o r his o r de r in the
S
t
t
ate s
titl e s at as
u
e
dp y
G e ne r al o f 1 7 89 , an d su b se q ue ntl y f ll a vic tim
n ia
to th e b ri gands o f th e T e rr o r and his o w
c o rr up tib le and inc o nve nie nt r e ctitude
tin gui s he d
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IN TR O DU CT I ON
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Frango is, Duk e
of
of
Ro ch e fo uc aul d
P rince
and
M ars ill ac , s o l di e r , h isto r ian, and mo r ali st, w
as
b o r n in
With
ry
b i rth and ph ys iq u e , c o n si d e rab le
ad v antag e
of
i
ed uc a
t
on,
natura l ab il it
and a cu tene ss , b ut l ittl e
y
h e plung ed, at an e arl y age , into the vo rte x o f
iptrig ue a nd ad ve ntur e so vi vidl y d ep i cted fo r th e
m o d e rn r eade r in the p ag es o f M A l e x and re
Dumas H e figur e s , indee d , as P rinc e d e Mar
si ll ae in th at e nte rtaining c h ro ni cle o f thi s pe rio d
i
wh ich bea rs th e famo us n ame o f D A rtagnan
ti o ns o f hi s o w
n m o re au th entic
and th e e arli e r p o r
m e m o irs ( ne ve r disc o ve red ti ll 1 81 7 ) thr o w
a surprising
l ight up o n th e ch ivalr o us o r fan
tasti c en te rpri s e s ia whi c h he st r o v e , it see med ,
to ri val th e e xpl o its o f B uckingh am , jus t as D e
Ret z m o d e lled himse lf upo n Catil in e
Fo r tlris
ro m ance o f hi s wasted yo uth h e see ms
to have so ught a s trange re ven g e in the orl d o f
l ette rs A t l ea st , wh en we fi nd hi m invo l ved,
at th e age o f twenty t hr ee , in a pl o t to ca rr
o ff
y
un happ y Quee n and th e Ki ng s favo urite
th e
m ist re ss , and sub se q uentl y pu nish ed b y sh o rt te rm e
o f e x il e o r impri so nm e nt in the B astill e , we no te
w ith surpri s e that the bitte r ph il o s o ph y o f the
1
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in
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Max ims
d Re fl e c tio n s
was
x vn
wh at might
“
se e m th e unc o ng e nial atmo sph e r e o f Th e Three
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Thi s is not s o st rang e if, as see ms
Mu s k etee rs
th e c a se , th e ad ve ntur e s , whi ch g av e such di re
o ffe nc e to K in g and Card inal , were th e pra cti cal
ruin o f h is po l itic al pr o spe cts , and l eft h im a dis
appo inted and emb itte r e d,if no t pe rv e rte d , man at
th e age o f thirty thr ee
It was as such that he was c o nfr onte d wit h th e
gre at e nte rpr ise o f hi s life — th e cri si s in the h isto ry
h en th e h o nesty and inde pe nde nc e
o f his c o u ntry w
o f a fe w l e adi ng sp i rits mi gh t h ave r e nd e r ed h e r
such signal se rvi ce s
Of this it ne e d o nl y b e sai d th at he was invo l ved
by
Fr o nd e
in the succ e ssi ve ph ase s o f the
m o tives mainl y as frivo l ous and unpr inc ipl ed as
The vanity o r
th o se o f his fe ll o w c o nsp i rat o rs
c apric e o f hi mse lf and Mad ame de L o nguev ille
wh o m n ature h ad o nl y inte nded to o rnament a
sal o n — we re no sure guide s fo r th eir p o litic al
p artne rsh ip , and L a Ro che fo ucaul d , we ary an d
d i sappo inted, gl adl y sei ze d th e o cc asi o n o ffe re d
b y th e fav o ur s h e sh o wed to the D uc d e Ne mo urs
to with d r aw fr o m b o th kind s o f i nt ri gue ,in th e
ch ar acte rs o f an injur ed l o ve r and a d e spai ring
p o l iti c ian
A pa rt fr o m g ene r al impre ssio ns, a g o o d man y
d etails o f auto b io gr aph y are , we l ea rn, to be
an
-
b r ed in
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.
.
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.
5
.
INT R O DU CT I ON
x v iii
p ick ed
M axims
s o m e o f the bitte r
and
we ary c o mme nts gp o n l o v e , inc o n s tanc y
m
ax ims 84 and 7
and s uch tO ic s , we ma
y
p
(
t r ac e a r e fl e c ti o n o f the infi d e l ity o f th e auth o r s
b e autiful mistr es s and the e x tin c ti o n o f hi s e u
thus ias m bo th fo r h e rse lf and th e c aus e to wh ich
e spe rate l
I
as
h
e r th at
s h e cl un
so
d
t
t
o
w
g
y
as a l o ve r h e h ad add r e sse d th e w e ll k no w
n l ine s
fr o m a fo rgotte n tragedy D uryer s A l cyo née
f t he
“
o ut o
In
.
,
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.
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P o u r me ri ter so n
’
J a i fai rIn gu erre
m
aux
p
r, o ur
r
j
o is , e
p l a i re a s e a b eau x
l a uro i s fai te
’
y e ux
au x
l ine s whi ch thro w s o m e li gh t o n the spirit o f
mis pl ac ed ch ivalry anim ating many a Frondew
When the l ight h ea rted , if dis astro us re vo l a
tio nary st ruggl e was o ve r, and th e two h ad fi nall
y
se parated , he p aro die d the ve rse s with a re fe re nc e
to th e wo und re c ei ved d ur ing a de spe rate figh t in
the Fau b o urg St A nto ine , wh ich ne arly d e priv ed
him Of s ight
.
-
.
“
P o ur c c cce ur i n c o n s ta n t, q u e n fi n j e c o n n o is mi e ux
’
Ja i fai t la gue re aux ro i s ,j e n ai e rd u l e s y e u x
’
p
r
At
by
p
afl e c ted
e rs o nal c o ur ag e was un
y
c o nte mpt in whi ch he see ms to h o ld that
an
the
u
al it
y
q
te
'
rate , his
.
In th e
he
.
ll s
po rt rait
us
h imse lf ( writte n be fo re 1 6 5 8)
“
th o ugh still
o u ng ,
h
e
h
ad
y
of
that,
”
INT R O DU C TI O N
x
ix
nd o ned the g allant ries o f e arli e r yea rs Th e
pe r
il o us and prec ario us allianc e with L a L o ng ue
vill e , wh o a few ye ars afte r the Fr o nde r eti red
to th at fa sh io nab l e r e fug e o f di sapp o inted l o ve r s ,
th e Carm e l ite Nu nne r y, was ab an d o ne d fo r the
m o re tr anquil and inte ll e ctual s o c iety o f Mad am e
ab a
de L
.
Fayette
a
.
ssay o f Sainte Be uve,fr o m whi ch we have
u
o ted abo v e , is o ne wh i ch th e r ead e r fin d s with
q
m il d surpri se to be included am o ng that cha rmi ng
“
rite r s P ortrait:
o n th e gr o un d
w
th at th e mo rali st is , as a cha racter, in se p arab l e
fro m th e two rem ark ab le wo men just me nti o ne d
H is infatuatio n fo r the first i nv o lved him, as has
been said, in re belli o n and ci vil war H i s attach
ment to the se c o nd so o th ed th e c l o s e o f hi s ca ree r
and mo llified so me o f the aspe ritie s i n hi s ch ar ac te r
Th e re we re at least two o th e r wo m e n, Madam e
d e Ch e vre use and M ad ame d e Sab l é , for wh o m he
ch e ri sh ed, at diffe rent pe ri o d s , wh at he c alls a
”
“
belle pard on , b ut Mad ame d e Sevig ne be li e ved
he h ad ne v e r kn o wn what it was to b e r eally
in l o ve
In the m o re se rio us affairs ( if th ey we re mo re
se rio us ) o f pub li c life , L a Ro che fo uc aul d — acc o rd
ing to th e te stim o ny o f Cardinal d e Ret z, an
av o wed
acu te
o b se rv e r , if
an
enemy — sh o wed
e rtinacit , no
i
p
p
r
t
cul
r
g
e ually li ttl e
a
e ni us
a
o
r
y
q
Th e
e
’
.
.
.
'
.
IN T R OD U CTION
x x
penetr atio n, and a s ingul ar d egree o f irres o lutio n
Ne ith e r q uite o ne th ing Ino r th e ot h e r , no g ene ral
th o ugh a b r ave so l die r , and no dipl o matis t th o ugh
c o n stan tly inv o l ved in o ne intri gu e o r ano th e r, his
s hr
e wd sen se and att ra cti ve pe rs o nal
ualitie s w e re
q
bal an c ed b y a c e rtain ind e finab le ine ffe ctiv ene ss
“
in ac tio n, as o f o ne
al wa s o n his d efe nc e, h alf
y
”
ti mid and h alf ash am e d
T his fact,and th e w ant
o f all faith in pr ac ti cal vi rtu e which is
b re ath ed
i n the M ax im s , c o nvinced D e Ret z th at th e autho r
wo ul d ha v e d o ne b ette r to c o nte nt hims e lf with
p assing fo r the m o st p o l ished c o urti e r o f his time
With th e failure o f the cause fo r whi ch he had
fo ugh t and bled, wh en the two Fr o nd es we re
finall y c rush ed in 1 6 5 3,the r e cam e no co n so l atio n
H e was no t s o d e v o id o f am b itio n
to hi s vanity
as h e assur e s us , et hi s
c
o urtie rl ik e d e s ir e fo r
y
so m e pl ac e , o r th e tu to rship o f th e D auph in,
mained ( and natur ally e no ugh ) ungratified
A fte r ye ars o f fitful intrigue and pe rso nal e x e rti o n
and d ang e r ,h e fo und himse lf re g ard ed as a po liti c al
no ne ntit , th e
o b j e c t ne ith e r
x
o
f
e ty
an
i
n
o
r
o
f
y
c o nc il iatio n I nclude d b y Mazar in in the amne sty
granted to th e de fe ate d e ne mie s o f ab so lute m o narch y,
he re tur ned to P a ri s and de v o ted himse lf to re pos e ,
M m i r , P rt
Ch p 8
P rtr i t d u Du de
L
R h f u ul d F r
p
u ll y
di
d
r
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r
i
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f
q
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th
C rd i l b y t h D u k see
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1
67 5
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.
.
a
:
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can
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o
es
e
a
.
o
INT R ODU CTION
xx ii
Th e y appe ar ed in ano nymo u s fo rm, but c o upl ed
with a d is c o urse u s uall y att rib uted to M d e Segrais
a mino r p o e t and fr ie nd o f M ad ame d e L a Fa ette ,
y
(
)
wh ich re fe rr ed to th e re c e ntl y p ub li she d m e mo irs ,
and
c o ul d l e ave littl e d o ub t as to the auth o r s
ide ntity
Th e ve nture w
as a gr e at succ e ss , th o ugh
it r o use d a sto rm o f cr itic ism to whi ch the au th o r
c o uld no t be ind iffe re nt But, in o ne fo rm o r
r
e printed
ano ther ,th e b o o k w
as c o ntin uall
Y
et
y
ano th e r e di ti o n o f
M de L a
e xcl ai ms M ad a me d e
c o rre cted and e u
So me o f the M ax ims are spl e ndid , o th e rs ,
larged
I m ash am ed to say, I c an t und e rstand
H e ave n
kno ws h o w y o u will
The succ e ss o f th e b o o k be ing assur ed , the
“
d isc o urse
ap o l o g e ti c
was w ithdrawn, and a
hundr ed m o re maxims we re adde d in the fifth
th e l ate st te x t to whi ch th e auth o r
editi o n
was ab l e to put a re vis ing h and
Fo r s o m e ye ar s he had su ffe re d chro nic to rme nts
fro m th e g o ut, and,in th e spring o f 1 6 80, a s e ve re
atta ck o f fe ve r supe rv e ne d , to wh ich , afte r a d e
ce ti ve r all y , and in sp ite o f the ass istan c e o f an
p
Eng lish ph ys ic ian, sp e c iall y c all ed in,h e succumbe d
ab o u t mid nigh t, M arch 1 6 1 7
R u i l B rb i
im ,it m y b
dd d ,w r
Th M
h r l d d — m u t t y b m d —b y
rt i l
fr m t h p
f M d m d S b lé ,i
f th fi r t
um b r
f th J
ld S
m
.
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.
.
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n.
s
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e
e
e s o
en
o
e
ax
e
no
a
o urn a
a
e
e:
s
“
sa
.
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cav a
oo
a
.
a
e a
e
e
an
n
o ne o
e e
a
c e
e
s
I NT R ODU C TI ON
xx iii
g o nis ing p ain with a fo rtitud e
wh ich he ne ed no t h ave d e nied to o th e r ph il o
s o ph e rs ; and hi s d e ath r o use d th e ad mi ratio n e ven
o f th o se wh o k ne w him
“ I
t i s n o t to no purp o s e ,
write s hi s friend ,
c d ionr
th at h e has g iv e n so much o f his l ife to R g
fl
fo r he appr o ache s h is last mo ments in s uch fash io n,
”
that th e y h ave no thi ng new o r st range fo r hi m
She h ad to ld us be fo re i o f th e g o o dne ss and
e nt o f the
te nd e rne ss he had e x h ibited at a mo m
mo st h arr o win g d o m e sti c a ffl ictio n, q ual itie s be sid e
“
all th e att r ac ti o n s o f his w
wh ich
it sank in to
H e h ad
en
d ur ed
a
.
'
.
i nsignifi c an c e
'
.
gratifying to kn o w, fro m the same reliab l e
info rmant, th at th e man who h ad said such h ard
th ings o f fr ie nd s h ip l e ft be h ind h im mo r e th an o ne
grie f st ri ck en fr ie nd , be sid e s the so n s o de v o ted to
his father , and th e amiab l e and tal e nte d woman,
with wh o m he maintai ned ,fo r the la st twe nty five
e ar s o f hi s l ife , a r e l atio n o f inde scri b able cha rm
y
and intimac , 1 r g a rdin g h er, pe rha ps ri gh tl , as
y
y
It is
-
-
”
e
L e t ters d e Sév i gn é
a 3rd J u n e , 1 6 7 2
.
M a n ,B
1
.
3 , 1 7 , 1 6 80
.
.
I M a ri e M ad e l i n e P i o c h e d e la
F ay e tte ( 1 63:
P ri n e s de C
fo u c aul d) ,a nd th e m
V
e rgn e , Co n te ss e
’
aut h o re s s
of
“
de
”
Z a id e , t h e
c s
i n c o nj un c ti o n wi t
L a
oc e
o re re m a rk a
e“
i s to i re de M ada me
’
”
t h e un fo rtu n a te
e n ri e tte d A n gl e te rre
( 1 644
D um a s ) , wh ic h
ri n c e s s c e e ra te d i n th e ro m a n c e s 0
was n o t u i s e d ti ll
L
a
H
p
l b
p bl h
bl
H
h
é
R h
IN T R O DU CTI ON
xx i v
g e nuine w o m an
th e o ne
g e ne r atio n
H is
r fic ial
o f an a ti
d
an
c o rrupt
.
p r m ent he h as hi mse lf d e sc ribed as o f
s
ee n to
a c ast th at h e was sc arc e l
so m e l an ch o l
y
y
l augh o n ce in a ye ar A dig ni fi ed figure in c o urt
o r c amp ,in h is mann e r u nq u e stio nab l y pr o ud and
re se rv ed , impre s s in g c as ual spe ctato rs as c o ntemp
tuo us , b ut no t reall y so
Witty—he do e s no t c o nceal maH ho ugh, in
spite o f his cl e ar pe rc e ptio n o f thi ngs and e as y
c o mm and o f l angua ge , h e r e , again,a mo o d y te mpe r
marks him fo r its o wn
J ai dam: dc Parf ai t,m ore
us e f air,mai: 1m esprit qua la mela aco li: gétc
e ve n
n ai rin
h
e ex
to the e x te n t, h e th o ug ht, o f ir
t
g
p
pre ss io n o f what he meant to my Fo nd of c o n
ve rsatio n, he de scri be s hi mse lf, m o re e spe c iall y o f
th e s e rio us di scussio n of mo ral q ue stio ns, no t ave rs e
to the bad a nge o f the day,th o ugh littl e ind ulg ing
his ca p ac ity fo r it : addi c ted to r eadi ng , m o re par
tic ularly wh e n c o m bine d with c o nve rsati o n ,a fai rl
y
c o mpe tent auth o r in pro se and ve rse , and a so und
c ritic , if a little g ive n to e xc e ss ive fr ank ne ss ,
co ns cio us th at in argume nt he so meti me s be c o me s
rath e r do gm ati c
L ittl e tr o ub led b y am bitio n, un d i stur bed by
i
u
vi o l e nt pa ssi o n s, he was
t
e c apab l e o f m a king
q
i
njur
o th e rs fee l hi s r e se ntm e nt o f an
o uc hin
h
s
t
i
y
y
g
h o no ur
L ittl e affe c ted b y curi o sity, studio us ly
te m e a
.
.
’
-
.
.
.
.
INTR ODU CT I ON
x x v
c o urteo us ,b ut incl ined to be retic e nt if no t tac iturn ,
de v o id o f fe ar , and, as h as be e n said , sc arc e l y
se n si b l e o f p ity,h e wo ul d yet d o anyt hin g to re
lie ve a frie nd s suffe ring ,e ve n so far as to e xpre ss
c o mmise r ati o n fo r th e m , see ing th at peo ple wh o
’
“
s uffe r are
s o s tu
b
b
a t docs tbcm all tbc
i
d
t
at r
ood
g
p
in tbe war
Th at he k eenl y enjo yed the so c iety o f witty and
cultivated w o me n— not th o se ,we may p re su me ,
wh o se wit m e re ly sh o wed up their fo ll y ( ma xim
an
ne r all
e
s
a
rgu
g
e
s
o
c
i
a
b
l
e
0
d
o
e
n
o
t
34 )
y
y
u
al itie s , and wh e n he add s t hat, in his punctilio u s
q
“
e
po l it ne ss, he ne vei u tte red a wo rd in th eir
pre se nc e c alc ul ate d to gi ve th em pain , the reade r
who pe ruse s his num e r o us re fle ctio ns o n th e fair
may wo nd e r ho w much res pe c t und e rlay hi s
se x
“
nume r o us
attachment s , or wha t the m ag ni fic ent
po l ish o f the grand age was re all y wo rth
But L a Ro che fo uc auld died , in an y case , if
h e h ad n o t al ways l ived , s upe ri o r to the prin c ipl es
wh ich he has s k etc hed fo r us with so much
e l o ue n c e
and
H
e died , mo reo v e r , a
pr
e c i s io n
q
di sapp o inted man, and, fr o m hi s o wn po int o f vi e w
i
h
s ind i ffe r e n ce t o l ite r ar
i
f
f
ame was no t me re l
y
(
y
affe c te d , a fail ur e
)
-
'
”
“
”
.
.
.
At
r
ate ,
y
an
hi s
bf d
c e
’
aza n re
is , as
has
bee n
said, in its pe rs o nal as pe c t, so me th ing o f an o ut
b urst of de spair —the b itte r cry o f an asp ir in g but
xx
IN T RO D U C TI O N
vi
i rre s o lute
wh ich
p r
c
e lf
t
o nl
i
s
y
ugh to
to b l am e
se e th at, afte r all, it has
Th e pe ss imis m wh ich no w and th e n see ms to
le ave us no sa ti sfactio n with l ife c an h ardl y fail
c o nscio us
to c o nve y th e wr ite r s —th e th in k e r s —
ne s s o f was ted Opp o rt un itie s ,as if he fe l t in hims e lf,
s
o ugh t to jus tif , th e pred e sti ned d e sp air
an d wil d l
y
y
a s s io n s
al wa s d ri ven ab o ut b
p
e t nev e r
o f o ne
y
y
y
e nd o we d with th e
fill ed with an y ( m ax im
k eene s t insigh t into h uman failings yet with out
th e faith and e ne rgy r eq ui red to appl y it pr o fi tab l y
to him se lf
Th e h arsh ne ss o f much o f hi s e arl ie r criti c is m
o f man k in d h e see ms to h ave r e pe nted o f
o r ab use
)
(
unde r th e s o ften ing in fluenc e o f age , re p o se , and
th e s o c iety of M adam e d e L a Fayette
th
r d r m y tr
Of th i m d i fi ti
eral
te m e ame nt
is
a ute
’
eno
.
’
”
.
.
o
s
p l es
ea
e
on
ca
e
a
ace
l
p
l
s ev
b y c o m a ri n g t h e e ar ie r a n d ate r m a x im s
ty i c a
un d e a n y i m o rt an t h e a d i n g i n t h e i n d e x
b e fo u n d i n ma x ims 82 a n d 4 6 5 L a R o c h e fo u
c as e wi
“ the sn ort ( fi rti n te rertcd f
a
t
t
o
t
1
6
i
en ds h i
w
r
u
e
6
ca ld
5)
(
”
In 1 6 8 :
i n d o f arga i n
11 4 : mm ca ll
i s b ut a
fri e n d s i 1 s n o mo e t h a n a art n e rs i p ,a mutua ca re o f
i n te res ts , a n e x c a n e o f go o d o ffi c e s , i n a wo rd a s o rt
g
“ It i s n o
a
i
n
i
S
o
a
n
1
66
:
a ture b u t
a
c
t
o f T r fli
g
5
”
In 1 6 7 8 : “ n o t n a ture
e ro e s
Fo rtu n e t at m a k e s
”
o rtu n e m u s t c o n t i ute s o me t i n
a o n e , b ut
e re
g
’
Sta n h o e 3 v e rs i o n i n c ud e s o n l the rev i s ed fo rm ( m ax i m
No 1 7 0 ,to o , i s m i d e r t a n th e o i gi n a e d i ti o n
Se v e ra o f t h e ma x i m s , i t m ig t b e ad d ed , ra th e r s uffe r
fro m re v i s i o n , o n t h e v e ry ri n c i e la i d d o wn b y th e
w ic i t s e f was s u s e q ue n t y re
aut o r
e x am
r
p
ll
hp
.
l
p
.
l
h
mo d ell ed
k
h
h
b
r
.
h
p
l
p
r
W
.
l
p
.
N
.
F
l
rb
l
h h
.
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.
p
h
r
h
l
pl
b
H
.
l
.
l
IN TR OD U CT I ON
x x vu
ru e th at o nc e g ive n to the wo rl d— e v en
in th e s e ve ntee nth c entur y— a b itte r truth o r a c ynic al
s nee r c o ul d ne ve r be rec all ed , e ven if th at we re ,
B ut
in the inte r e s ts o f l ite r atur e , at all d e sir ab l e
to ju d g e L a R o ch e fo uc aul d s pe rs o nal o pinio n s
fairly we must, as h is se ve re st criti c ins is ts, acc e pt
th e m in th e ir final and c o rr ec ted fo rm
It is
t
.
’
.
III
-
.
C HA RA CTER
o r 1 11 1:
Mu m s
ch ar ac te r and pe rmane nt value o f such a
wo rk v o l ume s h av e bee n, and s till migh t be ,writt e n
It h as suppl ied te x ts fo r th o usan d s o f disc o urse s
and
fur nis h ed a sc o re o r so o f pr o ve rb s to the
If th ere is any bette r
wh o l e c iv ilise d w o rld
k no wn man ual o f mo r al ph il o so ph y th e re is no ne
th at has b ee n at o nc e so we ll r e ad and s o we ll
ab use d
The auth o r s de ar e st frie nd and l ite rary c o ad
uto r h as co nfi d ed to us
thr o ugh Mad am e d e
j
(
“
Sab l é ) th at,
if pl ea san tr ie s we re to be ta k e n
se rio usl y, th e se ( and grim pl e as antrie s s o me o f
th e m are ! )
wo ul d h ave e nd ange red h e r attach
“
m ent to h im Such
c o rr uptio n o f m ind and
h e art d id sh e th ink c o uld al o ne en ab l e a man
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I NT R O D U C T I O N
x x viii
since Me sd ame s de
Sevign e and d e L a Fayette firs t c ut the pag es
“
M o ral Re fl e ctio ns
th e y hav e
ne v e r
the
of
“
—
ce ased to inte re st and to sh o ck
The y have bee n c en sur ed , ind eed, by the
“
Yet
o rth o d o x o f eve ry succ e ss ive g e ne ratio n
”
s ays the first critic al edito r o f
the ir d o ct rine ,
“
is e ve n wo rse th an th e ir
the ni netee nth c e ntury ,
reputatio n
A ll the g oo d in hum an nature
A ll ac tio n
th e y red uc e to a h o ll o w u n r e al ity
s h am e ful
th ey w o uld b a se upo n me re e g o ism , th e
h
i
n sti nct,
wh
i
ch
t
e aut h o r so
and s o lita r
y
c o nfo unds with th at h ighe r fo rm o f se lf interest
e ssennal to the pre se rvati o n o f s o c iet
y
A gainst thi s cha rge th e auth o r de fe nds himse h,
so me what h alf he artedly,in the sh o rt preface
D isc o urs e
intr od uc e s the
We nee d o nl y c o nc e rn o urwlves with th e fac t
”
“
spe c ial ist
th at L a Ro ch e fo uc aul d is mo re o f a
th an any o the r m ax im m o ng e r k no wn to l ite ratur e
Even as th e H e b rew pre ach e r d wells upo n the
er
vanit
o f all huma n wi sh e s and e x
i
en ce m s o
y
p
doe s L a Ro che fo uc aul d cling to his o ne de pre ssi ng
The Max ims, V o l taire rem rk s , are
th eme
“
rathe r m ate rials fo r a bo o k th an a wo rk in
wo uld see m c
A nd it
at
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f
ed i ti o n o f
o us ed a li v e
th e M a x i ms , w ic
y
co n tro v e rs y
.
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h h r
l
IN T R O D U CT I ON
x x x
re fl e ctio n o f— its e lf !
pre se ntatio n o f th is
inte ll e ctual vi c e , thi s sp ir itu al d e fo rmi ty , th at L a
Ro ch efo uc aul d is o pe n to attack
Self l o ve , wh eth e r we li k e to c o nte mpl ate it
is the l o ve o f a man s o wn se lf, and o f
o r not ,
I
d
o es
m
e v e r thin g e ls e fo r hi s o w
n sa k e
t
ak e
y
“
pe o pl e ido l ate rs to th e ms e l ve s and tyrants to all
and had all th e r e st o f th e
the wo rl d b mid e s
b o o k be e n m o d e ll ed o n th e se o p e ning s e nte nc e s o f
the o ri ginal ed iti o n, the n, th o ugh no th ing c o ul d
re nde r the m pl easant re adi ng ,it c o uld h ave p ro vo ked
no ve r
effe c ti ve re t o rt
y
But the a uth o r h as al so urged up o n us th e impe r
fe cti o n ( o r un re ality ) o f all appare nt go o d ne ss , the
vulg a rit
o f m o ti ve o fte n animating wh at p asse s fo r
y
H e h as turned up fo r
the b e st and hi gh e s t actio n
ea m ,
o ur in spe c tio n the di ng ,
s
and ridi cul o us
y
y
side ( th o ugh th e re is l ittl e m irt h in his d ispl ay ) o f
all th at see ms m ag nanimo us a nd di g ni fi ed in hu man
c o nd uct : and , in d o ing this , pe rha ps he has ,as M
A i me Ma rtin sugge st s ,d rawn r ath e r fro m
me n
—Frm c hmen o f the Fr o nds — th an fr o m “ man
“
H e be gi n s, says the ind ig na nt critic , “ b y
s ti g mati s ing
as
bas e
H e e nd s b y
o ur n ature
We fee l in o urse l ve s the d isp o si
c o rrup ting it
tio n to s e lfish ne ss , e nv , v anity, ingr atitude
W
e
y
give way to it We supp o rt o urse lve s ( as the
ing di sgui se s
th e bhrre n
It is n ot, assur edl y, fo r hi s
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INTR ODU C TI ON
u th o r s ugge sts th at weak p e o pl e d o : No 6 5 7 )
We s ay— such o r such a fee ling ,
axi m
on a m
practic e,m o tive ,is c o mmo n to hum anity,and— we
c e ase to b lush The re is no do ubt so me tru th in
thi s e l o q u ent ind ictment
Re ve ng e may b e wick ed ,
e xcl aims
the
he r o ine o f a trucul ent s atire o n mo d e rn c ivi lised
“
life, but it s na tural
I m no ang e l !
That is the principl e h e re sugge sted fo r the
student o f th e Maxims H e r ead s that frie nd s hi p
is —h o w o ften — a me re traffic o f use ful se rvi c e s ;
gratitude ,a l ive l y antic ipati o n o f future favo urs and
“ n en
pity,th e i g io us fo re sigh t ( 2 64 ) o f po ssib l e
disa ste rs t o o ur s e l ve s ; and , see ing h o w much o f
th e u nd e niab l e th e re is in all th is , gr ad uall y ad mits
to h is s o ul a so rt o f p o iso n o us ap ath y, s aying to
h imse lf ingr ati tude ,tr e ach e ry in fine ,c o l d b l o o d ed
Th at is eno ugh
s e lfis hn e s s — are all v e ry natur al
a
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h r is much in the Maxims c alc ul ated to
d rive the vi rtu o us to d e sp ai r ,th e re is c e rtain l y l ittl e
c o mfo rt in the m fo r th e h e artl e ss and wi ck ed
“
H yp o cr ite s, it is we ll o bs e rved in th e pre
“
fato ry ap o l o g y, p ass th ei r time v e ry ill in re ad
ing a b o o k o f th is ch ar ac te r
th at is, if th e
d
o
y
u
no t wi sh t o b e made e x tr e m e l
nc o mfo rtab l e
I
t
y
is q uite p ath eti c to watch a p io us c o mme ntato r
wre st l ing , as it we re, with th e se un c o mpr o mis ing
But if
t e e
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IN T R OD U C TI ON
x x x n
chi ps fro m th e wo rk sh o p o f a wo rl dl y philo
h o wil l n o t s ay th at
Al l vi rtu e is h ypo
so p he r w
cr iey, b ut o nl y th at h yp o crisy is all th e v irtue th at
no r that
o u c an get o ut o f c e rtain pe o pl e
y
“ A ll me n re all
ate e ach o t h e r
t
h
h
b
u
o
nl
t
a
t
y
y
i
t
h
s
n
th e re is romc tb ing no t unpl e asin g t
e
9 u
o f o ur b e st friends
H e re ,
he can de al in fi ne dis
it is t rue , as e ls e wh e re ,
Whe n we read, in his curt and frig id
tinc ti o ns
c o mmentary,that A s o ur merit l o we rs ,o ur taste
”
M
ax
H
e w
h
o r that
lw e rs to o
o l o ve s
(
l
o rs e o ff th an he wh o m no bo d
o ve s
no o ne is w
y
we can s uppl y te rrib le ad je c tives e no ugh to
paint the de gmd atio n o r the lo ne line s s h e is co n
But the fac t is th at th e re is a d e lus ive
templa ti ng
m al mo st ind ec a rt mate rialim in the simplicity
am
i ne d wit h such pe r si s te n c e to hum an m o ti ve s in
g
ge ne ral ,as if man we re a piec e o f b l o o dl e ss cl o ck
“
li ving g angl io n o f c o mple x
wo rk and no t a
pas s io ns and cravings Th at is o ne o b vio us re fl ec
tio n
B re vity , in it se lf, is apt to be mista k e n no t
b
O
o nl
f
o r th e e pito me o f truth
n the
f
or w
i
t
u
t
y
o the r h and , the re is so m e d ang e r o f the r e ade r
mi stak ing h is o wn pe s s imism fo r th at o f the aut ho r,
o f hi s r e g a rd ing as
s atiri cal c o nd e mnatio n ce rt ain
What if frie nd sh ip be a
bald state ments o f fac t
k ind o f c o mme rce — is c o mme rc e s o base a th ing as
to e xcl ude all th o ugh t o f o th e rs ?
If it doe s, do e s
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INT R O DU C TI ON
x xx iii
h sh o w,as Ro ch e fo ucaul d himse lf te ll s us,
h o w pure ,unad ul te r ated se lfi s h ne ss 5 9 3 ) d e feats its
n o b je c t !
If we are stun g b y h ea ring gratit ude
ow
s p o k e n o f as a so rt o f acc o unt k ee p ing , is th e r e
no t so m ethi ng pre c io us in the r e fi ne d j usti c e which
g o ve rns its impulse s and k ee ps its Ope r atio n ( 2 2 6 )
dig ni fi ed and inde pe nd ent ? A nd th e criti c wh o
see s ingratitud e in the M y return of an obfigation
227
b
e suspe cted o f d e pre c iating t rue
c an h ar dl
y
(
)
g e ne r o sity A nd if it be o b je cte d th at he so me
time s
e spe c iall
i
n the mo s t c o mpl et e e d itio n s
y
(
)
c o ntr adic ts him se lf,he can sur e l y re pl y, with Wal t
Wh itman “ V e ry well I c o ntradict myse lf I
am l arg e , I c o nta in mul titude s
To c o mp ar e , ve rify, ad jus t, all th e se varietie s
o f sh arpl y p o inted c ritic is m, and alm o st c o n fi de ntial
info r matio n, is a pl eas ing task whi ch sh all be l e ft to
th e r ead e r
Fo r hi s guid anc e in gr a zing up and d o wn so
l arge a fi e ld , an inde x h as bee n c o mpil ed , wh ich,
the edito r h o pe s , may se r ve as a cl ue to e ve ry
d is tinc t ide a o r to p ic e mph asi se d o r di scu ss ed in th e
bo o k
To h andl e b ut a fe w o f th e se ge ms, wh e re sh all
we fi nd in s o sh o rt a c o mp as s a s o un der th eo r y o f
tr ue h app ine ss
o f pe ac e o f mind
of
c o ur age ( 2 1 6
o f l o ve
o f wi sd o m
2 32 ,
(
o
f
6
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e
l
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2
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C
IN T R ODU C T I ON
x x x iv
sh am humility ( 2 5 g ,o f th e tie s that unite th e
vi rtu o us
o f th e d is gr ac e o f th e u nt r ustful
an d
th e mi se r y o f th e u nl o ving
Wh e re s h all we see mo re c o nsc ie ntio u s ly de p ic ted
fo r us the r e l atio ns o f tr e ach e ry and we ak ne s s
it and s tup id ity
of w
o f c o n fi d e nc e
in o urse l v e s and in o th e r s
o f b o o k l e ar nin g
and
pe d antr y ( 5 86, 6 7 2 ,
o f v anit
and
y
s ince r ity
o f bod
and s o ul
o f the
y
Wh o has
inte ll e c t and the h ea rt ( 1 0 3 8,
unmas ked wi th a d e fte r h and all the o b scure r
we ak ne s se s o f h umanity fro m o ur conceit in mi:
i
tl e difficult
t
o
t
h
at e te rnal
l
t
o rtunc
of
f
y
fo rgiving, no t the pe o pl e who h ave injured us ,b ut
we ba n e inj ured
o ur thi rst fo r
tbc peopl
futile info rmatio n
o ur u n appre c iated in te re st
in o the r p e o ple s de s tini e s
o ur in s tin c ti ve
ave r s io n to o ur b e tte rs
c o mme ndatio ns
o ur
and th o s e familia r
with a sti ng in the tail
c o nve rs atio nal fail ings wh ich make up , in th e
twe n tie th as in the se ve ntee nth c e ntur y,th e wh o le
of
bo re d o m ? ( 1 3 5 , 1 60, 3 1 3, 36 3, 5 9 6,
art
and
-
-
e
’
e tc .
M any
h s
re ve l atio ns see m to fall
u
i
te natur all y in to th e fo rm o f po pul a r c o nnu
q
Thu s : Wh y are he r o e s lik e pic ture s ?
d rums
of t e e
d e l ic ate
.
Am
a
.
B eca us e to be
dis tance
a
dmired tbey mart be v ie wed f rom
h y d o e s fl atte ry injure us ?
W
INT R OD U C TI O N
Only becaus e wefi rrtfl a tter
h
t en
do
we so m etime s
wk wardl y
j ct
xpr essed
Why, fo r e x ample , d o we
a
To bea r
do
wn opinions
we re fuse praise ( as
cro wn )
want
first
th e
ti me
fi
Juli u s
con
it is
B e c ause it is
A nd
so
c
ad vi e
as k
n ne
xv
Why
I
it ?
to
e
o ur o
(
l
o urs e ves
ob e
x x
o n.
h rs ?
o f ot e
Why
d
Caesa r
re fused
r
B eca me we
f
o f e ed
?
th e
W
hy
bear it agai n ( 1 5 0 and see
are w
g
i
ve n vi c e ?
e h alf- h ea rted in th e pursui t o f an
y
Be c ause , mo st pr o b ab ly, our affli ction: are div ide d
a
mong
to
s ev era
l
Why
do
we c o nfe ss small
faul ts ? To a v oid being s uspected of great one;
W
h
e
and , l as tl
d
o
f
ear m en s c o nte mp t ?
w
:
y
y
’
B eca us e
eve
des erv e it
The se will stri ke th e reader , acc o rdi ng to hi s
mo o d , eith e r as b r illi ant satire s upo n oth e r pe o pl e
It may be
o r r e fl e c tio n s fo r his pri vate ch amb e r
“ h
t e art o f
a pu ng ent tru th that fe w o f us m as te r
a c ni c c o ul d
be ing o ld
b
ut pe r ha ps o nl
23
4
y
y
(
)
te ll us th at gr e be ar d s are fo nd o f g ivi ng g o o d
y
ad vi c e
be c ause it c o n s o l e s th e m fo r b e ing
un ab l e to
se t b ad
e x ampl e s , o r th at o ur g oo d
ual itie s b ring m o re h atre d and pe rse c uti o n upo n
q
us th an all the ill we d o ( 30, 2 39 , b ut see
8
4 3)
If th at we r e lite rall y tru e in M azar in a d ay,let
us tr
and
i
h
o pe
t
m
a
b
e
r
e l e g ated , l ik e th e
y
y
Re fl e c ti o ns o n Fav o uri te s
P rinc e s ( 3 2 0 ,
or
.
’
xx
IN T R ODU C TION
x vi
G reat
o r th e
”
(
2 40
on
Re c o nc il ia
c e rtain o th e rs ( 7 1 7 ,
to th e
cl ass o f “ to p ical m ax ims , as d i stingu ish ed fr o m
n o t fo r an age b ut fo r all tim e
th o se wh ich are
To th e l atte r cl ass w o ul d b e l o ng th e d re ad ful
sentenc e alread y qu o ted , ag ain st the m o r ally
“ d e fic ie nt
with its m o re ch ee ring co r
r e lative
and th at acu te e xp o siti o n o f the
princ iple u nde rl ying all m ode rn ad ve rti seme nt :
Wo uld yo u rise in the wo rld ,and get yo ur bus ines s
we a ll po uiéle mews: of pers uading
done P —
t he n
d
tio n
an
”
’
.
the people it
W hv
i: done
l
a rea
dy
”
.
ph asised the sinc e ri ty o f the autho r
If th e re is so me cynic is m in his bo o k , the re is
ve ry l ittl e , if any, o f the sh allo w and fl ippant
c yni c ism w ith whi ch the m ode rn e pigr ammatis t so
o ft e n trie s to sta rt le o r sh o ck his j ad ed heare r s
P e rha ps s o me o f the pr o fo undes t max ims o f all,
b y wh at we may c all the ir l abo ured vagu e ne ss ( as
o f an o b s e r ve r st ruggl ing to de sc rib e the ind e s c r
ib
ab l e , triumph antly r efute the su
t
i
e
s
o
n o f c e rtai n
gg
)
c riti cs th at L a Ro ch efo uc auld s main o b j e ct was to
t
h
and cl e ve r
sa so me thi ng s ma r
D
u
l
ss
e d o es
b
t
o
e
y
sa
a fe w s hall o w and see mingl
h
eartle ss thin s
y
y
g
The b e l ie f th at a w o m an s w o rt h r are ly su rvive s
he r b eauty ( 4 7 6 ) sc arc ely survives am o ng us
A nd th e re a re a fe w ( see 366 ) o th e r ma x ims
o f the k ind
whic h the p artial Madame de L a
e
a e em
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IN T R O D U C TI O N
xxx v iii
me ane st, to
h ave a p e rfe c tio n ( 1 2 6 ) whi ch
A nd
c an appr e c iate !
disc e rnin g pal ate
the
is th e re no t e ve n p o e try in s o m e o f th e se sug
e s tive and far r e ach ing a 0ph th e gms , such as th e
g
p
c o mp aris o n o f o ur ac tio ns to the l ast s yll ab l e s in
wo rd s wh ich eve ry man m ak e s rh yme to wh at
o r in
th e
re m ark th at
h e th inks fit
“ vi rtue s are l o st in in te r e st as ri v e rs in th e se a
h alf fo rmed inte rje ctio n s , as it we re , nu
fi nished ske tch e s, ye t givi ng ,in th e fam ili ar Fr ench
?
So me
metaph o r , t re me nd o us fo o d fo r th o ught
b
e
o f the m o re o b vi o us hum an we ak ne ss e s ma
y
ro ughl y o utlined , e ve n h e re and the re c rud e l y
c aric atured —mis tak e s e as y to c o rre ct as to c o n
But if we tr ac e o ut all the de l ic ate sh ade s ,
de mn
th e nuances o f instin ct , c o nd uct, manne r , mo tive ,
he re s o pe rse ve ringl y e xp o sed ,we may agre e th at
life wo ul d ind ee d b e a fine , grac io us , and b e autiful
th ing if we c o ul d tak e e ve r y h int, fo ll o w o ut
ne g ativ e princ ipl e e mph as i se d , in th e m o r al
e ve r
y
M ax ims o f L a Roc h e fo uc aul d
the
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IV
— Brs u o c a armr
T m: Bib l io gr aph y
inv o l ved in the
s
te nt
.
L ik e
a
of
the
wo rk
has
an
inte re s t
ure and m inute ne ss o f its c o n
c ask et o f je we ls o r a c ase o f
nat
I N T RO D U C T I O N
xx x i x
sp e cime ns, h andl ed al te rn ative l y b y the in
cur
ato r , th e
uis itive pu b l ic and th e th o ugh tful
q
m ax ims subj e c ted to di ffe re nt edito r ial h and s ,
mul tipli e d , re d uc e d , e xp and ed , and r e arr an g ed ,
pre s ent k al eid o sc o pic v ariati o ns , o f wh i ch ,h o we ve r ,
o nl y th o s e e ffe c ted b
t
h
e auth o r ne e d se rio usl
y
y
c o nc e rn us
Fi rs t pub l ish e d , as h as bee n s aid, in 1 66
it i s
h
at th e b o o k h as b e e n ine c e
t
no t to o much to s a
y
r
epr inte d , in o ne fo rm o r ano th e r ,in re spo n se
s antl
y
a
d e mand ste ad il y mai ntai ned thro ugh the
to
se v e nteen th , e igh tee nth , and n ine teen th c e nturi es
Of th e fi ve au th e ntic e di ti o ns p ub l is h ed in the
l ifetime o f L a Ro ch e fo uc aul d th e o rig inal o f
c o mpri se d o nl y 3 1 7 max ims
In th at
1 66 5
e re
e d uc ed
to 30 2
r
I
n
1 67 1
o f 1 6 66 th e
w
y
he incr e as ed th e m to 34 1 , an d in 1 6 7 5 to 4 1 3,
wh il e in the l ate st te xt re vised by the au th o r
th e
amo unt to
0
1 67 8
5 4
y
)
(
In thi s and the sub se q ue nt bibl io gr aph y o f the
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Th e
H
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e di ti o n , i f i t c an b e c all ed s o , o f 1 6 64
gue
u
i
p
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i
n d u c e d b y t h e s uc c es s o f t h e
(
i s c h i e fl y i n te e s ti n g a s a i i o
h a s ee n s aid , i n
D
i
s c o v e re d b
i
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i
s to ri a n
r
a p i c a ra ri ty
y
g
1 87 9 , i t c o n ta i n ed o n y 1 88
o f t h e E z e v i r P re s s , i n
m ax i m s , o f w i c , a pp a re n t y ,n o t a th i rd e p re s e n ted
See t h e re p ri n t , b y M
P au y o f
an y ge n ui n e te x t
Th e
i ti s
M u s e um p o s
th e B i b i N a ti o n a e , 1 883
2a n d so m e
s e s s es th e e d i ti o n s o f 1 664- 6 - 1 - 5 - 8
,
5 7 7 7 9 93
twe n ty - fi v e o f a te d ate
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IN T R O D U CT I O N
xl
s truggl e betwee n publi c
cur io sity and o rth od o x c e nsur e ; b e twe e n th e
au th o r s k no w
n wish e s and th e ta ste o r pr inc ipl e
Th us th e impo rtant max im ( o r
o f h is edito rs
to o d
s
at th e h e ad
e ssa
o n s e lf l o ve , wh ich
y)
o f th e o r ig inal e d iti o n, and migh t see m th e k e y
st o ne o f th e wh o l e w o rk , was w ith d rawn b y th e
m
o r e ,and e ith e r
au th o r to g et h e r w ith so me s i x t
y
r e pl aced b y o the rs , o r re sto red in vario usl y m o dified
fo rms ,whi ch the r eade r may e x am ine and c o mp are
in any o f the mo d e rn c ritic al ed itio n s
Thus it will be see n th at the first five re ce s sio ns
Max ims ( 1 6 6 5 6 6 7 1 7 5 and 7 8) difi e r
o f th e
m ate riall y,fr o m o ne ano the r : and subseq ue nt edito rs
we re le ft to ch o o se wh eth e r th e y o uld re print
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a
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t
e xt o f 1 66 5 , 6
ate st
t
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e
( )
( )
r e vise d ed itio n o f 1 6 7 8, o r ( c ) a c o mplete
c o lle c tio n o f all the m axi ms e x tant in any
Am e l o t d e la H o ussaye , th e h isto rian o f
V e nice , was o ne o f the first to c o ll e c t and r ein
h
e j e c ted b
s t ate ,in 1
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7 4
y
G ab rie l B ro tie r, the c e l e b r ated edito r o f T ac itus,
pro d uc ed a c ritic al , b ut unsatisfac to ry, edi ti o n in
1 7 89 ,and M A ime Ma r
tin ,s o m e thi rty y e ars l ate r ,
ave us th e firs t arr ang e m e nt ad ap te d to m o d e rn
g
standard s o f c o mple te ne ss and auth e nti c ity— viz
r
h
t
e te x t o f 1 6 7 8, e m bo d in
h
t
e
auth o r s
( )
y g
l ate st c o rre c tio ns , with ( 2 ) the variants re je c ted
Max ims we may tr ace
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li
by him ( printed at th e fo o t o f th e pa g e ) and
suppl eme nts c o mpris ing ( 3 ) all th e max ims fi nall y
xpunge d b y him, and ( 4 ) such o the r o f his
sayings and 60m mats as c o ul d be
e p igr ammati c
c o ll e c ted fro m th e c o rr e spo ndenc e o f Mada me d e
Sévigné and o th e r c o nte mp o r ary so urc e s
Th e first Engl ish ve r si o n o f th e wo rk wo uld
see m to b e th at o f Mrs A phra Be h n, be arin g th e
“
“
curio us title o f Se ne c a unmask ed, o r Mo ral
Re fl e ctio ns , et c ,
1 6 85 ;
a
l o o se and p artial
p araphr ase o f s o me o f the e arlie r max ims , fo r
furth e r n o ti ce o f wh ich the r e ad e r may be re fe rr ed
to th e r e marks o f D e an Stanh o pe o n p 4
The tr ansl ati o n h e re r e printed be ars no nam e ,
as th e r e ad e r w ill h ave o b se r ved ,and th e Catal o gue
o f th e B r iti sh M use um , that clue to s o many an
e rso nal it , ad d s
an
o n mo us
or
ps
p
e u d o n m o us
y
y
y
no thin g to what w
e are to l d up o n th e titl e p ag e
Fr o m the fac t that th e tr ansl ato r appe nd s to
“
th e b o o k as a s o r t o f antid o te c e rtain
Chr i stia n
i
o f hi s
o wn
w
i
h
ch
h
as
Max ims
t
no t be e n
(
in clud e in th e pre se nt
th o ugh t wo rth whi l e to
hi
e d iti o n , we migh t infe r
m
to b e no t o nl y a
)
A r e fe r e n c e to
Fre n ch sch o l ar but a divi ne
th e c o nte mp o ra ry ad ve rti se m e nt s o f th e pu b l ish e r ,
Ri ch ard Sare , r e veal s two cli ents o f his answe r ing
o cc up ied
th is d e scrip ti o n , J e r e my Co ll ie r , th en
“
up o n his Eccl e s ias ti cal H is to ry , and — D ean
e
.
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I NT R O D U C TI ON
Stanh o pe
I nte r nal e viden c e incl ined o ne to th e
l atte r, a c o ncl usio n c o nfirm e d b y the D ictio nar y
*
o f Nati o nal Bio gr aph , wh ich r e fe rs to the b o o k
y
“
a wo rk
al ie n to
as
th at migh t be c o ns ide re d
h is mind
It was c e rtainl y a b o o k o f ill re pu te
amo n g th e o rth o d o x ,wh ich e xpl ain s th e ano n m it
y
y
o f a v e rs io n g ive n to th e wo rl d b
o ne o f th e mo s t
y
.
”
.
o f C a n te r
D
e an s
y
b ury a n d Chal m e r s D ie t o f B i o gra p h y B o th th es e
Re
a uth o rs , a n d
th e
W e e d o n B utl e r
L i fe an d
W ri ti ngs o f D ea n Sta n ho p e , 1 7 9 7 ) d es c ri b e th e tra n s
l atio n b rie fl y , an d n o t q ui te ac c u ra te l y , p e rhap s , a s
th e
On
h
a ut
o ri t
o
f
T o dd s
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if fro m trad i t io n , n o t o s e rv a ti o n
’
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L Es tra n ge s e d i ti o n o f JEso p s
In my c o p y o f
F a l e s ( Sa re 8: Co , 1 7 0 8) th e p re s e n t wo k i s d ul y
T we l v e s
a d v e rti s e d , wi th i t s full ti tl e ,s i z e ,an d p ri c e ,
”
6d , b ut amo n g a no n y mo us wo rk s
T he
P ri c e rs
’
’
’
L Es tra n ge s
s am e l i s t o f Sare s p u l i c ati o n s i n c l ud e s
’
JEs o p
Fa l es ,m o ral i z e d ( a s e q ue l to th e
Co ll i e r s
M a rc us A ure l i us , a n d h i s “ M a x i ms fro m th e F re n c
’
”
um an e U n de rs tan d
of
o s s ue t
; L o c k e s wo rk s o n
’
Educ atio n ( st h ed i t io n s ) ; al s o Ep ic te tus s
an d
i ng
“ M o ra l s ” a n d C a rro n ’s “
i s d o m d o n e i n to En gli s h
,
”
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s
t
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t
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as t b y
fro m
”
G i ve n
th e R e v D r St a n h o p e , D e a n o f Ca n te r u ry
ma te ri al fo r co nj e c ture , th e c l ai m s o f C arro n
so m uc
o u twe i
t at o f
a n d Ep i c te tu s c o m i n e d se e me d to
g
O n e m ay , p e r a p s ,
o s s ue t
M a rcu s A u e l i us a n d
uman e P rud en ce o r
i n fe r a lso t at th e m an ual o f
a man m a
i
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se
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th e A rt b y w i c
lf
y
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Fo rtu n e to g ra n d e ur, i n c l uded i n t h e a o v e , an d
s p e c ial l y a d v e rt i s e d
O pp o s i te th e fi rs t p age o f th e
A t l e a s t t h i s n o te
M a x im s , was a l s o b y th e D e a n
m ay rem i n d c o ll ec t o rs a n d l i ra ria n s o f t h e i n te re s t
’
a n d i mp o rt a n c e a ttac i n g to e a rl y p u l i s e s c ata l o u e s ,
g
un iq ue s o u c e s o f i n fo rmati o n
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b
IN T R O DU C TI ON
preach e rs
minent
e
Quee n
A nn e
d di vine s
an
(
Th o mas
D e r b ys h i r e
Re v
th e
r e ig n
of
.
Ge o rge Stanh o pe
o f th e
of
xl iii
.
1
660- 1 7 2 8)
was
Stanh o pe , Re cto r
th e
of
son
H art s
h o r n in
B o rn in th e ye ar o f th e
Re sto rati o n, h e was e duc ated at Upp ingh am and
Eto n, and be c ame a s ch o l ar o f Kin g s Co ll e g e ,
A ppo inted Re ct o r o f T e win
Camb r idg e,in 1 6 7 7
and s ub se u e ntl
o f D e pt fo r d
in H e rt s
q
y
in K e nt, h e b e c am e chaplain to K ing Willi am
Quee n Mar y in 1 6 9 7 , and B o yl e L e cture r
and
Till 1 7 0 8 he was Tue sday L e c ture r
in 1 7 0 7
e re h e succ e e de d such
h
at St L awr enc e J ewr , w
y
famo us pre ach e rs as T ill o tso n and Sh arp Ente ring
th e L o we r H o use o f Co nvo c atio n, o f wh ich h e
b e c ame P r o l o cuto r , he was invo lv e d in th at bi tte r
c o nfl ic t with the Uppe r Cha m be r ,und e r A tte rbu ry,
c o nc e rn ing the q u e stio n o f th e A rch bis h o p s
au th o ri t
and Righ t o f P r o r o g at io n, in c o n se u e nce
y
q
di
ss
o l ved,
o f wh ich th e L o we r Cham be r was fi na ll
y
in 1 7 1 7 ,ne ve r to b e sum mo ned ag ain till 1 85 2
.
’
.
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’
.
D e an Stanh o pe m arried ( 1 ) a d augh te r of
Ch arl e s Co tto n o f Be re sfo rd , and ( 2 ) a ha lf si ste r
H is d augh te r b y th e first
o f Sir Ch arl e s Wag e r
wife was m arr ied to a s o n o f Bish o p B urne t He
was b uried in L e wish am Church , wh e re hi s
-
.
.
IN T R O DU C TI ON
xl iv
m e mo rial is to b e see n With in th e rails o f the
c o m munio n tab l e
Stanh o pe s l e isure w o ul d se e m to h av e be en
l arge l y o ccupied in tr ansl atio n Be side s h is nume r
1 6 9 4 and
o us th e o l o g ic al w o rk s , h e pu b l ish ed
(
e fe rr e d to ,
E
ngl ish
ve rs io n, alr e ad y
r
an
1 7 00
)
“
“
M o ral s o f Ep ic te tus ,
Ch arr o n, o f
th e
of
Wisd o m d o ne into Engl ish fro m th e newe st
h
i
s tian
ls
hr
v
o
T
e
C
Fre nch Editi o n
,
(3
“
and a trans la
ar
i
a Cb ris ti
h
m
i
I
t
P atte rn
t
e
(
1 69 7
Co nfe ss io ns o f Marcus A ur el ius
tio n o f th e
fro m wh ich J e re my Co llie r bo rr o wed ,
and
“
with d ue ackno wl ed g ment, th e Co ll e c tio n o f
use d fo r hi s o wn
A uth o ri tie s
In the pr e fac e to the M ax ims o f Ro ch e fo ucauld
it will b e n o tic e d th at th e t ransl ato r cl aims fo r his
m o re c o mpl ete th an any yet
edi tio n th at it is
pub l is hed in the o r iginal Fr ench Tak ing all the
max ims c o mpr ise d in th e two ed itio ns o f L yo ns
in 1 6 9 1 , and th e P re fac e
and P ar is , pu b l ished
o ne and o m itted
and D is c o ur se incl ude d in th e
4
o r abrid g ed in the o th e r , h e g ive s us L a Ro ch e fo uc auld s wo rk in a much full e r fo rm th an we
sh o ul d e xpe ct
M A ime Martin, c o ll ating all the editio ns and
add ing
ma x ims d rawn fr o m th e L ette r s , e tc
i
a re , o f c o urs e , no tru e p art o f th e o rig inal
w
h
ch
(
D e an
wo rk ) , o nly m ake s up a to tal o f 6 2 8
.
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INT R OD U C T I ON
xl v i
ve ry l ittl e The y go al o ne , the m o st de spe r ate
h
ch
i
th e b o l d e s t e dito r migh t s hrin k fr o m
o ne s
w
(
o r i n s mall gr o ups
t rying to c atch and
mo difying o r c o rr e c ting o ne ano th e r — b ut th e
auth o r w o ul d be th e l ast pe rs o n, as h e te lls us ,to
stand o ut fo r any m eth o dic al o rd e r in th e ir g o ing
In its us ual fo rm the b oo k b e ars tr ac e s o f its
g e ne sis and hi sto ry , as de scribed ab o ve
Th e
e a rl ie st,and pe rh aps m o st spo ntane o us , m axi ms are ,
4 0 be
as a rule — with s o me impo rtant e xc e ptio n s —
fo und ne ar the b e ginn ing, wh ile th o se sub s e qu e ntl y
“
e l ate r
and to ward s th e
p
a rts
add e d o ccup
t
h
y
b
e fo und a go o d man
e nd will usu all
f
o r whi ch
y
y
o r p iet ,o r l axi t
o f the
the ind ust ry ( see p
y
y
Thus th e bib li o graph y
e dito r is mainl y re sp o ns ib le
p
o f an
a rticul ar e ssay o r m axim — wh ich ma
b
e
y
y
se par ate d b y se ve ral hund red s fr o m its antid o te ,
c o rre c ti ve , o r re vise d fo rm — h as l ittl e to say to its
sub je c t m atte r A nd th o ugh ,fo r me r e pl easure o f
pe rus al ,the auth o r s agree ab le variety is no t to
be be tte r ed , fo r the purpo se o f c o mp aring all his
se ntiments o n any given to pic , an ind e x is indi s
pe nsab le The d isc o ve r y o f a pa rti cul ar quo tatio n,
parall e l o r dupl ic ate ( Cf maxims 1 89 and
in
L a Ro ch e fo uc auld , is to o o fte n l ik e l o o k ing fo r
a needl e , n o t in a b o ttl e o f h a ,b ut in a b o x
full
y
o f o th e r nee dl e s , much ali k e in s i ze and sh ape , b ut
d iffe re ntl y p o inted
.
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INT R OD U C TI ON
way of clu e
l v ii
pre s ent edito r
h as atte mp te d to enume rate e ve ry di s ti nc t s ub j e c t
o r s ig ni fic ant ide a c o mpr is ed in th e 7 7 2 m ax ims
whi ch , fo r thi s purp o se , h ave be en nu mbe red c o n
s e c utive l
ugh o ut, th o ugh with o u t di s tur b ing
t
hr
o
y
the o r ig inal di vi s io n o f the te x t into fo ur p arts and
a suppl e m ent
By
hi s
x
to t
maz e th e
.
G H
.
6
K ING S BEN C H WALK
T EMP LE
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.
P
.
M O RA L M A XIM S
REFL ECTIO N S
.
In
P A R T S
IV
Writt
en
.
i n Franc/z, b y th e
D UK E o f R o s /3 6
fl a
N o w ma de En gli s h
(
w/t
.
H
i lt s § t rs nh fi hi ti nn, R e v i s e d an d
Co rre c te d , wi th th e A d di tio n o f
CXXXV M A XIM S, n o t Tran
s l ate d
b e fo re
L
P r inte d
.
O N D O N
fo r R i /
d S
c ya r
a re , at
Gray Inn
Ga te , in Ho/bom , M DC C V I
1
.
7 ob
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TH E
TR H N S L A TO R:
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P R EFA C E
s o o n as thi s l ittl e Boo k fe ll into my H and s ,
I c o ul d no t fo rbe ar mak ing Enquir y, wh e th e r
o ne
M
en
h
ad
d
ur Co untr
t
h
e
g
an
o
f
o
o od
y
y
Se rvi c e o f c o mmuni cati ng it to th e E g/is } R eader
Th e Ente r tainme nt it g ave me , th e e xc e eding
Ch arac te rs I h ad h e ard o f it, whi ch ind ee d I
e rusal c o nvinc d
th o ugh t e x tr av ag ant, till my o w
n
me , th e y we re its ust d ue ) and the D e s ir e o f
bse rvatio ns , and the A d van
making th e se w ise
tage s o f th e m mo r e d iffus ive , as we ll at th at o f
impre ssing th e m mo r e str o ngl y upo n my se lf,mo ved
me to r e s o l ve up o n s p en di ng so me l e isur e H o urs
But the
in natur al i zin g thi s gr e at Fo r e ig ne r
U nd e r tak ing so o n a pe ared mo r e di fli c ult, th an th e
pro p o rtio n o f th e B
o o k te mp ted
me to e xpe c t
Fo r th e Tr ans l atin g e ve ry wh e r e l ite r all y and c o n
c ise ly, wo ul d h ave l e ft s o me P assa g e s d ark , and
sc arc e inte ll igibl e A nd a l o o se P araphr ase ( be
side s th at it i s a L ibe rty no t to b e indulg ed , e xc e p t
in Case s o f gre at Ne c e ss ity ) w o ul d ta k e o ff fr o m
th e Be auty and Str e ng th o f such Re u s e n o us ; the
S
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;
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THE T R AN SL A T O R S P R E F A C E
’
r y D e sig n o f whi ch r eq ui re s a sh o r t cl o se Styl e
With wh at Succ e ss I h ave e nde avo ured to d e cline
b o th th e se Ex tre ams , th e ju d ic io us Read e r will
di s c e r n b e tte r ,b e c au s e m o r e imp ar tiall y th an I c an ;
and th e Fail ings h e di sc o v e rs , will , I
ro mi se my
P
se lf,b e e asil y fo rgive n, fo r th e s ak e o f s o g o od a
D e sig n, as the g iving hi m th is ing e nio us Bo o k in
n L anguag e
Fo r it is to b e h o pe d , h e will
o ur o w
th in k it m o r e p ar d o nab l e ,th at th is is d o ne no w b y
a ve r
i
ndi ffe r e nt and u nk n o w n H and,th an th at it
y
h ath no t had th is Righ t d o ne it, b y s o m e o f th e
Be s t and m o st Eminent, be fo re
ve
.
.
.
M rs
B al m ind eed h as atte mp ted p art o f it, b ut
s he s e e ms n o t to h ave i nte nd e d a pe rfe c t
o rk , s o
much as Ente rtaining h e r Se lf and h e r L y s a nder,
w ith such P assage s as w e re m o st appl ic ab l e to h er
d arl ing P a ssi o n o f L o ve
Upo n wh ich o cc asio n,
and s o me o th e rs , sh e tak e s th e Fr eed o m o f P ara
phras ing ,and A cc o mmo dating as s he saw fit,m o re
pe rh aps to he r o wn D ive rsio n, th an the d o ing
Justic e to the A u th o r A nd be side s ,H e rs is o nl y
a C o ll e c tio n o f so me sc atte r ed R e fl e c ti o ns, o ut o f
th e Fi rst and Se c o nd, wi th o u t an No ti c e ta k e n o f
y
the Th ird and Fo urth P arts
W
.
.
.
Th is Tr anslatio n fo ll o ws the Editi o n o f L y ons ,
1 69 1
B ut b e c ause th e r e is an o th e r o f the sam e
Y e ar , at P a ri , with o u t any di s tinc ti o n o f P arts ,
in wh ich th e re are se ve r al A d di ti o n s,to wh at my
O r igi nal h ath in th e Two Fi rst B o o ks, I h ave
ta k e n Ca r e to su b jo in th o se A d ditio ns at th e End
o f th e Se c o nd P a rt h e r e ; and be l ie v e ,th at in c o m
.
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P R E FA C E
TO THE
R EA D ER
Genera l Approba tion wbicb tb e P ublicb ba r
ve tbere Mo r al R e fl e c tio n s ,is
i
l
ea s ed to
g
p
in
i
i
l
a bo v e wbat I a m a ble to s a
n tbeir Fa vo ur
n
t
e
fi
y
y
really o
b
a nd
b
e
a
r
e
t
at intri m ic V a lue, as 1
t
f
if y
ta bs tbem to be, an d b o n e v ery good R eas ons to be
’
lie ve, tir almo s t impos s ible to do tbem a greater
tba n to imagine tbey s ta nd in need of a n Apo logy
1 e ball at p res ent content my s elf to rema rk Two
Tbingr
Firs t, Tb at by tb c Wo rd I nte r e s t, o ur
A utbor does no t a lway s unders ta nd wba t we commonly
call Wo rl d l
I
n te r e s t, cub ic/
J b a r tbs
P
urs uit
y
of
O
b
ect, but a n I n te r e s t o
ea ltb
or its o nl
o no ur
H
y j
f
f’
an d Glor
M
S
econd R ema rl ii ,
a nd ti r in a
y
y
(
ma nner tbe Fo undatio n 0 a ll tbere R e
ections
b
at
T
fl
)
made tb cm, only consi der:
tb e j udicio us P ers on s o
M an l ind in tbe pres ent deplora ble State of N a ture,as
’
ti: o verrun wit/J Ign ora nce,a nd corru ted by Sin
p
a n d tb ere o re wbato ver b e ra :
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nite N umber
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PR EF A CE TO THE R E AD E R
D efects
tbat are to
w
a v o urites
F
f
f
f
d in
tbeir
pp
in tbe leas t concern tb os e b appy but
wbom Hea v en is pleas ed to p res erv e
e
rom tb em
be
7
by
oun
a
a rent
s ome
ba v e enterta ined agai ns t tb es e M a x ims , 1
it conv enient to in s ert tbe f ollo wing L etter,
wbicb lately f ell into my Ha nd s, a nd was written
s inc e tbc Firs t Edi tion o
b
i
s M a nus cri t
a nd n ow
t
f
p
a t tbis Juncture,wben ev er R ea de r ta l es tbc reedo m
y
f
to pas s bis own Judgment upon tbem ; it comes out
v er s ea s onab l to clea r tbc
b
a
t
t
y
y
may be urged agains t tbes e
as al so to ex
Tbis ,at leas t,
it b a s perf ormed, it bas a bunda ntly demons trated tbem
to contain notbing but a pure A brid
t of M ora lity ,
co forma ble to s ev era l Fatbers o t e Cb urcb ,a nd tb a t
n
f
tbc P ers on wb o writ tbem,bad a grea t deal of reas on
a , in
tbat be could not well mis s bis
y
s uc b ex
r
i
enced a nd cfi s i nteres ted Guide s
ollo win
g
f
o
M
an,
A nd la s tly,tbat e b ad f ull L iberty
f
bad do ne
s a me man ner a s tbc
W
.
N ow,after
”,
V eneration wbic b is due to
cient
o
t
b
c Cb urcb , be n ot s
i
tbes e illus trious
u
fl
f
to s top tbc M o utbs of tbc Critic bs , but tbey a re re
os ition to
oo d M an ne rs a nd
s o lv ed, in o
g
pp
b
t
es e Great M en in conde mn
con demn tb c O inion o
f
p
ing tbis B oob
I wo uld adv is e tbc R eader not to be
influenced by s uc b a rtial
be determined by t e rs t
Se lf
Hea rt but to ta be a ll
L o v e s ball ba v e no s ba rc in tbc Judgment wb icb be
a
p
8
P R EF A C E TO THE R EA D ER
i rs bims e
t
o be
For if be s u
f
f
l
corru t a Co uns ello r,it is not to be s u
o s ed
p
pp
t Fa v o ur to tbes e Maxi ms
tba t be will s be w a ny
: Se lf- L o v e witb de ba uc b
A s tbey pa rticularly c
be s ure,
tbem
.
m
.
tbc
Re fl e c
ti o ns, as tb at H e at or Su b til ty h e e xpr e s s e s in
co m bating th e m
But as it will b e a d iffic ul t
M atte r to p e rswade e ve ry se ns ib l e Man, th at h e
canno t c o nd e mn th e m o ut o f any o th e r Mo tive th an
th at of I nte r e s t disguis ed,of P r id e ,a nd Se lf- L o ve
a
t
b
0
nio n ,is
i
tb c bes t
e R eader ca n ta be,i n m
y
y p
es e Max ims c onc ern
t
b
to s a tisfi e b ims elf, tbat none o
f
Him in rticular,a nd tba t He alo ne is ex cepted f ro m
tbem, tb o ugb tb ey s eem to be ene ral
Af ter be bas
done tbis , I da re a ns wer f or im,tbat be will be tbe
rs t M a n tbat s ball s ubs cribe to tb c Trutb
t
b
em,
fi
of
and ,wh at is m o r e , be l ie v e th at th e
are o f migh t
y
y
B e ne fi t to the
o rl d , in di sc o ve r ing all th e Fo llie s
and Foible s o f M an kind
A s f o r wbat rega rd s tbe Orde r of tbes e
tbc Reader will at f irs t v ie w dis cov er,
all u o n di i rent M atters , it was in a manner
p
j
impo s s ible to place tbem in an ex act M etb od A nd
’
tb a i b ere a re s ev eral u o n tbe s ame Sub ect, it wa s
j
p
ud ed
no t
r
o er to
l
e tbem al wa s
a ter
ac
on
e
j g p p
y
f
p
a n o tber, o r
ar
t
b
c R eade r, wb o is
d
i
s us tin
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f f
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of
g
enera ll bes t entertained witb an a reeable V a riet
g
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P R EF A C E TO THE R E AD E R
D isc o urse upo n
A
M oral M ax
9
ectio ns , o r Sen tences ,and
Re
fl
ims ,in a L e tte r to a Friend
th e
.
S I R,
W
A m not able po s itiv ely to tell y ou, h eth e r all th e se
M ora l R efl ections we re writ b y M o nsie ur D e
’
al th o the Stil e and M anne r o f th e m see m to t e
se mbl e his But g ive me le ave , Sir, to te ll yo u,
th at up o n th e se O cc asio n s , I g e ne r all y dise ng ag e
’
my se lf fr o m p o pul ar Re po rt s, and ti s e no ugh to
m ak e me be lie ve , th at th e y d o no t be l o ng to him,
’
be c ause th e pu b l ick O pinio n h as fathe r d th e m upo n
’
Thus I h ave fai rl y and ing e nu o usl y an s we r d
h im
A
n d as fo r th e r e st, if
ou
o ur Fi rs t Que stio n
y
y
h ad no t an abs o lu te A u th o r ity o ve r me , whi ch I
must ne ve r dispute , I sh o ul d wave a farth e r Ex
Fo r a Man so h ighl y pre
aminatio n o f th e m
’
o rk ,has
o s se s s d ,as I am,in h is Es te e m fo r thi s
p
t
o ju d g e trul
no t th at L ibe rt
o f it, as is re ui si te
y
y
q
Ne ve r th e l e ss , s inc e yo u h ave bee n pl e ased to o rd e r
it so ,I willf ra nbly giv e y o u my Opin io n,witb out any
D es ign to s et up f or a M al er of D is s ertations , or
m
concernin
s el witb tbc P ers on wbo
g y f
’
Tis eas ie to
to ba v e writ tbis B oob
rs t Sigb t, tbat it was n ev er des igned to vi si t the
fi
o rl d , b ut o nl
S
ati sfac ti o n o f a
wr
i
t
f
o r th e
y
P e rso n, who , in my Op inio n, d oe s no t asp ire to
th e G l o r y o f be ing an A uth o r
A nd i it s bould
bappen to belong to M ons ieur D e
ca n as s ure
t
b
a t bis R e uta tio n is es tabfis bed in tbe
o
u
o rld b
,
y
y
p
’
s o ma n
b
etter Titles , th at h e w
b
u
o
e no les s ( fis
d
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turb d to b ea r tbat tb es e Re fl e c tio ns are ma de public},
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P R EFA C E TO THE R EA D ER
be was wben tbc Me m o irs tbat were a ttributed
ut, Sir, o u need n ot be in
rinted
B
to bim were
y
p
ere is ,in tbis A e, to
b
t
ormed,wba t a P ro ens it
y
g
f
p
t
ov elties , a nd es eciall
b
os e
ublis b a ll ma nner o
N
y
p
f
p
tb at go un de r a ny celebrated Na me, wb icb , of it
o rld
is s u
ent to recommend tb em to tbc W
ou
no w is a n un do ubted Trutb , N a mes alone s et a
y
P rice upon Tbings witb tbos e P eople, tbat a re not
in a Capacity of finding o ut tbeir Intrins ic V alue
Tbc true M erit of tbes e Re fl e c tio ns is unders tood but
’ ’
by a v ery fi w P eople , tb a tis certain tba t a bundance
tba n
.
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Wud
i
t
s
retend to gi v e y ou
b
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f p
p
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d
on t
re
o r m s el
I
tbeir O inions of tbem
s
A
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f
p
p
tend to b a v e D elicacy a nd P enetra tio n en ougb to f orm
I s ay D elicacy a nd P ene
tra tion ,beca us e,to gua lifle a M a nf or s ucb a P rov ince,
b e mus t be M a s ter botb of one a nd tbc otber
A nd
’
tb a it were po s s ible f or me to fl a tter my s elf,tbat I
ua lities , I a m inclined to
os s es s ed botb tbes e
p
Q
tba t I s bo uld j ind but v ery f e w P a s s ages in tbes e
Re fl e c ti o n s to a mend
I can tb ere dis cov er no tbing
but a bappy Force and Spirit, Tb o ugb ts truly elev a ted
E
res s ion , acco
a nd B old,a no ble Turn
x
of
p
witb a certa in A ir of Qua lity , th at d o e s no t be l o ng
to all tb a t ba v e V a ni ty eno ugb to s et up f or A utb ors
I o wn indeed tbere is n ot tba t Order a nd A rt in
tbem wb icb one wo uld des ire, a nd tbat a lea rned
M an, wbo enj oy ed a greater s ba rc of L eis ure tban
’
’
o ur A utb or s A a irs s eem to a llo w bim, wo u d
j
tbro wn bim into a better M etbod
B ut a M a n wb o
urel
w
rites
i
b
r
m
s el
a n d to di v ert b is M ind
o
y
p
f
otber B us ines s , wbo s ets do wn
d,does not
tbey co me into bis Hea
o
res uming
o
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P R EF A CE TO THE R EA D ER
II
N ic eties of R ules ,a s Tb ey
wbo ma be a P rof es s ion and B us ine s s of Writing,a nd
Nev ertbeles s ,
to get R ep uta tion by tbeir P ens
Irregula rity b as its peculiar Graces , and s ucb
’
Graces too a s A rt ca n nev er imita te
I don t bn o w
wbetber y o u will agree witb me in tbis P oint but
’
t
b
c l n di na tion o
tba
t
a m s ure o
ncurrin
i
b
e
g
g
f
f
Criticbs by wba t 1 a m going to s ay ,y et I ca nno t f or
bear to aflirm to y o u,tba t a s long as I liv e, 1 s bafl
ma be no s cruple to prefer tbc ea s ie negligent Stile of
P ers ons of Co nabtion , wb icb bas W a nd S rit in it,
to tbc s la v is b R egula rity of a D octo r, t
nev er
b
i
n
B
co nv ers ed witb a n
t
b
u
t
b
i
s
oobs
T
h
e
g
y
mo r e c as ie and ne gl ig e nt he appe ared in wh ate ve r
so
religious
ly
b
o s erv e
tbc
.
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h e s aid o r did , th e m o re agr ee ab ly was it r e c e ived
I borro w tbis
fo r its natur a and simpl e A ir
P a s s age o ut of T ac itus ,a nd b a v e s et do wn tbc L atin
in tb c M a rgin ,tba t if y o u a re s o minded, y o u may
’
reat a M a s ter
rea d it
a nd tb a I a m s ens ible bo w
g
o u a re o tba t L an ua e, et s ince tbis D is co urs e ma
y
g g y
y
f
os s ibl r
eacb otber Ha nd s ,tbat a re utterl una c ua in ted
y
y
q
p
witb it, I s ba llf ollo w tbe s ame Co nduc t, wbene v er I
N o w, Sir, is
b a v e a ny Occa s ion to ma be Cita tion s
it n ot a n unq ues tiona ble Trutb ,tbat tbis Jus tnes s and
Afi ctation, wbicb is s o ugb t after witb s o mus b Study ,
al wa s ca rries a certain Sti nes s a nd Cons traint tba t
y
-fl
displea s es us P A nd tba t tbc Gentlemen wb o a re s ucb
Sla v es to R ules ,b a v e n one of tb os e B ea uties , wbere
A rt disguis es it s elf under tbe Appea rances of Nature
l
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D i c taq ue fac taq ue ej us q uan to so l uti o ra , q ua n dam
s u i n e gli e n ti um p ra fe re n t i a , t an to g rati u s i n s p ec i em
g
s im p l i c i ta ti s ac c i p i eb an t ur
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12
tba t
bappy Ta lent of writing
*
tbat wbicb
T asso
id a,
m
Ar
eas
ily
s ay s
d nobly;
tbe
an
f
o
or,
f
o
Stim i ( 81 m isto il cul to é c o l negletto ,)
So l natur ali gli o rnam e nti e i si ti,
D i natura ar te par c he pe r d il e tto
’
L imitatri c e sua sch e rzando imi ti
G
.
In Englis b it run s tbus
A rt in thi s b e au te o us P il e can cl aim no pr ai se
Natur e al o ne did th e fai r Fab ric k r aise
’
But so w e ll has sh e c o py d h e r D e si g n,
Th at ch eated b y an Ob je c t so D ivine ,
’
e thin k that A rt h as fo ll o wed Natur e s L in e
.
.
W
.
Tbus 1 ba v e briefly ac qua inted y ou witb my Senti
orb in
enera l,but at tb e s a me time
ments of tbis W
g
a m s en s ible , tba t tbis is no t eno ugb to Jd tllfif y ou
ections ,
s ince y ou reques t me to a n s wer a ll tbos e Ob
j
more pa rtic ularly, wbicb y o u tell me ba v e been urged
i
rs t is as
A
s I remember, tbc
o llows ,
a ain s t it
g
f
f
Tbat tbes e Re fl e c ti o n s des troy a ll tbc V ertues
vi z
To wbicb it may be ans wered, Tb a t o ur A utb or was
a r rom enterta ining tbe lea s t Inclina tion to des troy
f f
tbem
be o nly pretends to s bew,tba t tbey a re s eldo m
urit ,and tbat tbc
er ec t Sta te o
a
p f
f p y
o
o ur A ctio n s a re nev er witb o ut a
f
and Trutb , P er ection a nd Im er
f
p
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e cons iders tbc Hearts
ectio n , Vice a nd V ertue
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P R EF A C E To THE R EA D ER
d Os tenta tion P
N ev ertbeles s bis P ride cou d
not b inder b i m ro m o wnin
n otb er
P
l
a
a ces ,tbat
i
g
f
( )
be ba d nev er bebeld in tbc
o rld a n Ex a m le o
t
b
at
p f
Idea wbicb be propo s ed
tba t it wa s im o s s ible to
p
fi nd s o cons umma te a V i rtue a mong M en and tbat
tbc mos t pefi i ct a mo ng tb em, wa s b e wb o b a d tbc
ewes t D fects
b
e
H
ran b y con es s es , tbat o ne
f
e
f
l
f
( )
may reproac b So crate s witb ma in ta ini ng s ome s us
pected Correspondences , P l ato and A r isto tl e witb be
ing Cov etous , a nd Ep icurus witb P rodigality a nd
P leas ure A nd y et be cries o ut in a mo s t wonderf ul
P as s ion ,a t tbc s a me Time, That We sh o ul d be b ut
’
to o happ y, c o u d we arri v e to c o p y and imi ta te
V ic e s
Tbis wors bi f ul P bilo epber
th e ir ve
’
been muc in tbc rigbt o n t, if e b ad s a i as mucb
o
b
i
s
o r, to s a
o wn V ices
t
b
c Trutb , a M an
f ’
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f
’
wou d not b a v e been o v er unbappy , cou d be ba v e
been able to enj oy , as tbis poor Stoic b did,all ma nner
o
R
i
c bes , Ho no ur an d P lea s ure, a t tbe s a me Time
f
wben be ma de a Sbew of despis ing tbem to s ee
bims elf abs olute ? M a s ter of tbc Empire, a nd Em
’
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D eus n o n v i n c i t s ap i en tem fce li c i ta te ,e tiams i
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Obj i c i te P l ato n i q u o d p e ti e ri t p e c un i am , ri s to
t el 1 q uo d a c c e p e ri t ,E i c u ro q u o d c o n s um p s e ri t ,So c ra ti
A l c ib i ad e m
P h ae d ram o b j ec ta te , O v o s u s u M a x im é
flatl i c e s ,c um ri m um v o i s i m i ta t i v i ti a n o s tra c o n ti ge ri t
p
p
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p ri
Se n e c am
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i n ge n te s
8:
su
p ra
m m o dum e v e ct as O p es ad h uc a uge re t , q uéd q ue
c i v i um i n s e v e rt e re t , h o rto rum q uo q u e a me n i
v a tu
s tudi a
b
P R EFA C E TO THE R EA D ER
p
erour
a nd
,
y
na
Galla nt
a
f
o
Empres s
tbc
1
at
5
tbc
me Time to os s es s magnfi ceut P a laces , delicio us
’
Gardens ,a nd t us ,f a ll s tretcb d a t bis Eas e , as be
wa s , to preacb up M o dera tion a nd Co ns tancy , and
ro di i o us
rd bno ws wba t in tbe M ds t o
a
f p g
ea ltb
D o y o u believ e, Sir, tba t tbis
P lenty a nd W
mo rtified Hypocrite, wb o s o well co unterf eited tbc
’
M as ter of bis P a s s ions , cou d,
V ertue, but tb at
V ices , an d tbat wben
be d d not repent b im
b is Imperial P upil tbe P o wer to ma be bim
D o but v iew tbis migb ty P retender at a
’
nearer dis tanc e, a nd y o u ll s ee tb at in ma bing a ll
tbes e
u o n tb c Immo rtalit
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R
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tbc Fea rs of D ea tb ; b e s ummons
all
p
u
to ma be a s olemn Grimac e a t
rtin
b
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g
Tongue,les t be s bo uld conf es s t at P ain is an Ev il
*
div es t a M a n
be pretend s tba l R ea s on is a ble to
a ll P as s io n, a nd ins tea d
rais es b ims elf a bov e tb c
in my
Opinion ,be ba d a cted mucb more libe an b ones t M an ,
’
e ba d
ea bnes s a nd Corru tio n
b
a irl
o
w
n d tb c
if
f y
p
o
uma n N a ture,a nd no t ta ben s o macb P a ins to
H
f
banter tbe W
witb bis
o rld
On tbc otb er Han d, tb c A ut
us es a d flZ rent Conduct
e
l
a s
H
en
a ll tbe
o
j
y
p
M s eries of M a n,but tben we mus t unders tand bim
f
sa
e
é
W
.
llaru m m agn i fi c e n t ifi q uasi p ri n c i p em s u p e r
r
e d e re tu r
ac
nn
1
1 4
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g
Sap i e n tem s i i n P h ala ri d i s t auro p e rura tur,e x c ama
tu um d u c e e s t,
ad me n i i att i n e t
Epic ap ud Sen
ta te ,
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16
M
a n,as be is
qf
don d to bis
e ma bes it
n ot
a Cb ris tia n
H
of
tba t in spite of all tbe E
i
s R eas o n
orts
b
f
of
Sel - L ov e will s till ta be s a nctua ry in s ome of tbc mos t
ea rt
b
ere tb e
riv ate R ec es s es
o
b
s
m
eet,
i
H
y
p
f
i
rom Time to Time, witb s
cient N o uris b ment, to
f
u
fl
reates t
s rea d tbeir V enom im erce tibl , u on tbc
g
p
p p y p
P a rt of its M ov ements
Tbc Second Obj ection y ou told me of ,a nd wbicb bas
rea t deal
a
nit witb tbe orme r,is , Th at th e se
g
of afi y
f
R e fl e c tio n s pa ss in th e
o rl d ,r ath e r fr o m the Sub
tiltie s o f an aus te re Cen so r ,wh o pu ts an ill Co n
st ructio n u n the mo s t indiffe r ent A c ti o n s, th an
ru ths Tau tell me, Th at so m e o f yo ur
fo r s o l id
Friend s h ave assur ed yo u, w ith all th e imag inab l e
A ppea ran c e s o f Sin c e r ity ,th at th ey k new b y th e ir
n c e , th at a M an d oe s s o me time s d o
th o ut h avi ng any o th e r V ie w o r P r o spe c t,
than th at o f G o o d ; nay, s o meti me s wi th o u t an
y
V ie w at all, e ith e r fo r G o o d o r Evi l , b ut b y a
natur al I nte grit
o f Mind ,wh ich in cl ined h im to
y
wh at is G o o d , with o ut his o wn th ink ing o f it I
wis b it were in my P o wer to belie v e tbes e Gentlemen
u o n tbeir
ord, a nd tba t it were true tba t Huma ne
p
Na ture b as none but rea s onable M otio ns ,a n d tbal a ll
o ur A ction s were na tura ll v ertuo us
ut, Sir,bo w
B
y
s ba ll we reconc ile tb c Tes timon
o
o ur Friend s, to
y f y
tb e Sentiments of tbe grea tes t Fa tbers o tbc Cb urcb ,
f
wb o ba v e a s s ured us , Th at a ll o ur V e r tu e s ,w ith o u t
th e A s s is ta nc e o f Faith , are o nl
I
m
p
e rfe c tio n s ;
y
th at o ur
ill was b o r n b l ind ; th at its D e sir e s
we r e b l ind , its C o nd uc t s till mo re b l ind, and th at
it was no wo nde r if a Man u nde r s o much b l ind
b
’
a an
W
.
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P R E F A C E TO THE R EA D ER
ne ss,was
in
pe rpe tu al
a
State
1
wand ring
of
7
N or
.
is tb is a ll,f or tbey proceed to talb i n a bigb er Stra in,
and tell us , tba t i n s ucb a Co ndi tio n ,th e P ru d en c e o f
Man do es no t p ene tr ate into fu tur e Th ings, and
appo ints n o th ing , b ut as it h as a r el ati o n to P rid e ;
th at hi s T e mpe r an c e m od e r ate s no Exc e sse s, but
th o se that hi s P ri de c o nd e mned be fo r e ; th at hi s
Co ns tanc y no far th e r supp o rts its s e lf und e r th e
P r e ssure o f Cal amitie s , th an as it is e nc o ur ag ed by
his P r id e ; and lastl y, th at all hi s V e rtue s, with
th at e x te rio r P o mp o f Me ri t, wh ich mak e s th e m be
ad mir ed , h ad no o th e r End b ut thi s A dmi r ati o n,
th e L o ve o f v ain G l o r y, and th e I nte r e st o f P r id e
One migbtfi nd almo s t an in
nite n umber o
b
orities
i
A
u
t
f
f
Opinion,but if 1 s bo uld once begin to c ite
’
to y ou, tbe efi ct wo u d be, th at I
sh o ul d gi ve my se lf a l ittl e m o re tro ubl e ,and th at
’
o u w o u d no t r e c e ive mo r e P l e as ure b
i
F
or
t
y
y
tbis Cons ide ration , I tbinb,tbc bes t way botb f or y ou
an d me , will be to
a ll tbis
o u a n A brid ment o
iv e
g
g
f
y
.
.
in
tbc
Compas s
f
o
Six
V ers es
.
Si le Jour de la Foy
*
.
Re as o n wo u d b l ind l y w and e r in the Night,
If active Faith with drew th e ch ee rful L ight
’
A sp ir ing P r id e d el ud e s th e d ark en d Mind,
’
A nd turn s to P o is o n wh at was g o o d d e s ign d
Self- L o ve invade s ea ch Co rne r o f th e So ul ,
Turns V ic e t o V e rtue ,and c o rrup ts th e h o l e
’
.
.
.
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After
a
ll, if we mus t believe
Br b
e
Entretiem Solitai res
eni,
tbat y our
r
P
a is ,
(
.
Friend :
18
P R EF A CE TO T HE R EA D ER
ba v e tbc Gif t of tbis liv ely Faitb, tbat s uppres s es a”
tbc ill Incli nations of Se! - L o ve , if God ba s bes to wed
s uc b ex tra o rfi n a y Fa v ours u on tbem,
r
p
o
tbemf rom tbc common Imp urities of tbe
witb all m Hea rt,give my V ote f or tbeir Canoniz a
re reely decla re to tbem, tbat tbe M o r al
ti on, and
f’
Re fle ctio ns don t in tbc leas t concern tbem
Tbere
is no reas on to imagi ne ,tbat tbc P ers on wbo writ
or
tbem, ev er des igned to meddle witb tbc Sa ints
f
w
b
M
ou be o re, bis B us ine s s is onl
i
t
an
as I told
y
f
y
as be is co rru ted : He ma i nta ins ,tbat be genera ll
y
p
utters b im tba t
commits Ev il, wben bis Self- L o v e
fl
’
be s doing Good , and tbat be of ten deceives bims el
’
wben be wo u d j udge of bims elf,beca us i Nature does
ex
ain to bim tbc real M otiv es tba t
l
not s inc erel
y
p
ma be bim act
In tbis wretcbed State, wbere P ride
is tbe o rigina l of a ll bis A ctions , tbe Saints are tbe
a r a a ins t bim, and treat bim
rs t tbat de cla re
i
g
f
tdy wors e tba n tbe A utbo r of tbe Re fl e ct io n s
o u s bo uld b a ve a D es ire at an
m
e to
T
i
f
y
Iy
cons ult tbos e P as s ages , wbic b I ba v e o bs erv ed i n
ritings u on tbis A rticle, y o u will s oon be
tbeir
p
s wa ded tbat I ba v e told y o u n otbing but tbe Trutb ;
I reques t y o u,to s atisfie y o ur s elf f o r tbc pres ent
witb tbes e V ers es , wbicb will in pa rt ex pla in to y ou
wbat otbers tbo ugbt about tbis M atter
W
.
.
W
is
W
fi
.
L
e
D e s ir
d e s H o nneurs
*
.
Th e L ust o f H o no ur , R ich e s and D e l igh t,
P r o d uc e s V ic e , and l e ad s us to the Righ t
’
B l ind I nte re s t th e wav e ring H e art o e rsways ,
A nd to fre sh Err o rs th e vain Sl ave b et ray s
.
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Bre b e uf,Ent, Sol
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PR EFA C E TO THE R EA DER
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Nay, Remedie s
pr o d uc e a sharpe r P ain,
One ill s uppre s s d , ano th e r s tr ait d oe s r e ign
Wh ile h e re this Tyrant d o e s triumph ant ride ,
One Sin 1 8 b y a se c o nd Sin d e s tro y d
’
.
’
.
Mo ntague , wbom I
witbo ut
cannot
me
remors e
so
C
o ns cience
uote to
b
e
o u, a ter tb c Fatbers o
t
q
f
y
f
f
Cb urcb, s ay s bappily eno ugb , upon tbc s a me Subj ect,
Th at h is So ul h as two di ffe re nt Fac e s ; that in
vain s h e e nde av o ur ed to l o o k b a ck up o n h e r s e lf,
fo r s he o nl y pe rc e ive s th at wh ich Se lf- L o ve h as
rc e ive d b
th o s e
di sg uised , wh il e th e o th e r is
y
I
wh o are no t c o nc e r ned in th e
as ue r ade
I
f
q
’
durs t build upon s o bold a M eta bar, I wo u d s ay ,
tbat tbc Soul of a M a n,corrupte
i s made li be
M eda ls , wbicb repres ent tbc Figure of a Saint,and
tbat of a D ev il,in one Face,a nd by tbe s a me Straubs
’
Tis no tbing but tbc difierent s ituation of tbos e tbat
loob upon it,tbat cbanges tbc Ofiect
One M an s ees
a Saint,an d tbc otber s ees a D ev il
Tbes e Com
s erve to ins truc t us , tbat wben Se
a ris ons ma
lf
p
y
L ov e bas once got
s s es s ion o
b
e Hea rt, P ride
t
f
does s o efi ctua lly b ind tbc R ea s on, and sprea d s o
v as t a n Obs c urit
o v er a ll its Fa c ulties ,tbat it ca nnot
y
o ur M otions ,
orm a true Jud ment o
t
b
e leas t o
f
g
f
f
n or o
es
i
s elf
i
ve
an
a in
R
u
l
o r o ur
t
u
s
c
e
r
t
f
g
f
y
Conduct
M e n,s ay s H o rac e ,H e re upo n th e s tage
o f thi s
o rl d ,are l ik e a C o mp an
o f Tr av e ll e rs ,
y
o
M
.
j
.
.
.
W
.
V elut s ilv is ubi pas s im
P ala n tes error certo de tramite pelfi t
Ille s in is trors um b ic dex tro rs um o bit ,un us
Error,s od v a ri illuaE
t artibus
p
H o r Sat L ib i i 3
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P R EF A C E TO THE R EA DER
20
wh o m Nigh t
surpri zed , as th e y are p ass ing
th e y m arch o n, r e l ying upo n
thr o ugh a Fo r e st ;
th e H o ne s ty o f th e G u id e ,wh o immedi ate l y pu ts
th e m o ut o f th e ir Way,e ith e r thr o ugh M al ic e o r
Ig no ran c e , all o f th e m use wh at Care th e y c an
to fi nd th e b eate n P ath ag ain , e v e ry One tak e s
a d iffe re nt Wa , and is in g o o d H o pe s h is is th e
y
b e s t ; th e mo r e th e y fill th e m se l ve s with th e s e
w
v ain I mag inati o n s , th e far th e r th e
ande r ; b ut
y
th e y all w
d iffe re nt Way, ye t it
th o
ande r a
pr o c ee d s fr o m o ne and the s ame Cau s e ; tis th e
G uid e th at d e c e ived th e m , and th e O b s c u ri ty o f
th e Nigh t h ind e rs th em fr o m r e c o ve r in g th e righ t
h as
’
’
’
Is it pos s ible f or a ny one to paint o ut in
Colo urs ,tbc B lindnes s an d perpetua l In quietudes
’
o
a n aba ndo n d to b is o wn
oolis b Conduct, wbo
M
f
f
li s tens to n otbing but tbe wbisperings of bis P ride,
wbo tbinbs be goes natura lly rigbt to wbat is goo d,
a nd wb o alwa s believ es , tbat tbc las t b e
nd :
i
s
y
fi
tbc bes t P
Is it not certa in,tbat at tbc v ery moment
’
wben be fl utters bims elf tbat be s doing s ome good
’
A ction, tis tben tbat tbc wa nde ring of bis Hea rt
is mos t da ngero us a nd f ata l to bim P Tbere is s ucb
ee/s
a
ro di io us
N
umber o
a t com o s e tbc
b
t
b
g
p
f
p
M ov ement of tbis Clocb,a nd tbc firs t Spring of it
’
s o b a rd to be dis cov ered,tba t, tba
we plainly
wbat Ho ur of tbe D ay it is by tbe D ial, y et
ca nnot tell wb icb is tbe
rime M otion tbat cond ucts tbc
p
Ha nd upon a ll tbc Spaces in tbc P late
Tbe Tbird Obj ection wbicb lies upon me to ans wer,
is , Tb at a bunda nce of P eople compla in of tbe grea t
Obs curity in tbe Sens e, a s als o i n
tbc Re
ections
ed not be i
Y
u
ne
o
o
i
r,tbat
S
f
fl
n
R o ad
.
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P R EF A C E TO THE R EA D ER
been deliv ered do wn to us by D io g e ne s L ae rtius ,
were tbc greates t D eba uc bees of tbeir Ti mes
e
o
o u bt to attacb tb c M emo
C
ato ,a nd beb ev e be
g
ry f
was tbc mos t profligate wretcb in Ro m e , beca us e
be cens ured tbc V ices of tbc R epubbc b
tbc Cas e , I da re s wear f o r tbc A utbor of tbc R e
ections , wboev er be is , tbat be will not be mucb
fl
troubled at tbe ill Na ture of bis A dv ers a ries ,s ince,
tbc B us ines s of R eligio n ex cepted, be will s ca rce be
ta ben eitber f or a better or a wis er M a n tban Cato
A s f or wbat rega rd s bis Ex pres s ion , wbicb s ome
P ers ons pretend is too general, I can only s ay tbis ,
tbat it is a difi cult M atter to a v oid it in Sentences ,
witbout robbing tbem of a ll tbeir Salt,tbeir Force and
Nor is tbis all ; f or common Conv ers ation
Spirit
teacbes us ,tba t ev en wbere general Ex pres s ions a re
us ed, we ta be tbem in a li mited Sens e, witb s ncb
’
b
and s uc b R es tric tions , a nd tbis witb o ut a n
ody s
y
interpo s ing to ins truct us
A s f or Ex a mple, wb en
we bear a M an s ay , A ll P a ris we nt to mee t the
K ing , or, A ll th e Co urt was at th e P l ay, ev ery
bno ws , tbat it only s ignifies tbc greates t P a rt
u
O
nion , tbat tbes e R ea s ons
i
o
a
r
e
a
r
e
not
f
y
o
f
l
p
b
c M o utbs o
t
c Criticbs , ou need
c ient to s to
s
t
b
f
y
u
fi
p
o nl
G
entle men a re s o eas il
t
ell tbem, tbat, wben
y
y
’
a
s ca n da li z ed a t tbc Terms o
enera l Cens ure, tis
f g
beca us e it touc bes tbem af ter to o liv ely a ma nner,
in tbc mos t s ens ible P a rt of tbeir Hea rts
Tis indeed v ery certa in, tba t Tau and I are
reat
ac ua inted witb s ev era l P ers on s o
artb a nd
g
q
f
Hono ur, wbo a re not in tbc leas t of ended at tbc
Freedom of tbes e Re fl e c tio n s
I mea n tbos e, tbat
ba v e a mortal A v ers ion to Hypocris ie,and wbo mal e
.
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2
3
Scruple a t all to conf es s botb wbat tbey fi el in
B ut
tbems elv es , a nd wbat tbey obs erv e in otbers
e w P eo le a re ca a ble o
f
f
p
ut t ems elv es
or tba t will
p
doing it
A nd if by meer
Flattery s till attend s tbem,a nd s o binders tbc Ope ra
ca ll to
tion of tbe
no
.
.
tbes e
mpty P retende rs
e
.
H uo rn o s o no , e mi preggio d
E te c o ,c h e s e i huo mo ,
’
E ch al tr o e s se r n o n puo s ,
*
’
e
sse r hum an o ,
C o me
h uo mo p arl o d i c o s a hum ana
E se d i c o tal no me fo rs e ti sd e g ni,
G u ard a G arz o n Sup e rb o ;
Che ne l d is h umanarti,
No n dive ngh i una fi e r a, an zi ch un D io
.
Obs erv e, Sir, in wbat terms we ougbt to spea b of
Ins tead of being a ngry
tbc P ride of H uma ne Nature
witb tbc M irro ur tba t s bews us our Fa ults ,ins tea d
a n ill I
o bea rin
V
s/l to tbe P ers on wbo is s o cba rit
g
f
able to dis co v er tbem to us ,o ugbt we not ra tber to
us ,to ind
ma be us e of tbe
f
o ur
o ut o ur Self- L o v e a n d
rom tbc continua l
o ur
s elv es
f
a b
Reas on P Ca n a M a n
g
to tbo s e Two V ices ,tbat were tbe la mentable Occa
b
c R ev olt o
o ur irs t P a rent, or too macb
t
s ions o
f
f
f
decry tbos e unfortunate Sources ,f rom wbence all o ur
M is eries proceed P
.
A c t I Sc 1
H ome s uns b wnani
Gua rin i P as tor Fido
me a lien am
T e ren ce Heauto n trm i x
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L iberty to ta l e tbc Re fl e c tio ns
ea s e
or m
a ter wbat man ne r tbe
l
A
s
s el
y
f
y p
f
I loob upon tbem to be a true a nd ba nds om R epre
a ll tbc I firmities
our im udent P re
s enta tion
of
n
of y
p
robe
i s dom
tba t in ev er
S
t
tender to
y
bis M a s b , a nd s bews
Trutb
tbc L ov e o
bim as be i s in bis proper Colours
I cons ider tbem
o
a n a ble M as ter, wbo was
tbc Ins tru
ctions
as
f
b
nowin
M
en
w
b
o
er ectly ve rs ed in tbc A rt
,
g
of
p f
de x te ro us ly lay s open a ll tbc s ev era l P a rts tbey
o rld, a nd wb o not
u on tbe Tbea tre of tbe
p
bid s us mind tbc s ev era l Cba rc cters of tbc P ers ons
upo n tbe Stage, but llfl s up a Corner of tbc Curtain ,
and s ati i es us , tba t tbis L ov e r a nd tbat King in
g
a Tragedy ,a re tbe v er
y n umerica l A cto rs , tbat play
tbc M o unteban b a nd tbc M erry - A ndrew in a Fa rce
If reely o wn to y o u,tbat I ba v e rea d notb ing in tbis
Age,tbat giv es me a greater Contempt f or M an, or
ma bes me more s ens ible of my own V a nity
I f a ncy ,
tba t as of ten as I open tbc B oob, Ifi nd s ometbing tbat
res embles tbe s ecret M ov ements of my Hea rt,I in quire
into my s el to ex a mi ne wbetber be spea bs tb c Trutb,
and Ifi nd tbat generally be tells botb me a nd otbers
A t fi rs t I a m s omewbat fi s
mo re tban tbey s a w
l
eas ed witb bim, I s o metimes blus b to s ee b o w ex actly
p
be bas cb v ined, but after I ba v e witb s ome V iolenc e to
’
my Nature read Him, I perceiv e tba t if I do n t f rom
tbence lea rn to become more wis e ,I lea rn tbis at leas t,
i tle
tba t I b a v e no P retence to aspire to tbat T
A nd
la s tly, I lea rn f rom tbe true R epres entation be gi ves
me of my s el not s ottis bly to f all into a n A dmiration
w
i
b
os e V ertues ,tbc v er
S
l
endor o
b
cb
end s
t
f
f
y p
of
o
H
crites indeed as s tbeir T
m
e but
t
o
o ur E e-s
i
yp
n
y
p
Otbers
a re a t
tbeir
.
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ding a B oob of tb is Cba racter,and tbos e
o rld tbat will rais e a
a re tbc on l P ers ons in tbc
y
L et me tbergfo re con
Nois e a nd Cla mour a bo ut it
ure o u,dea r Sir, to giv e n o beed to tbos e tbat v ent
j
y
tbeir M a li c e agains t it,a nd to res t as s ured, tbat tbc
to s ee tbos e My s teries
tbeir In
true
’
i
n tbeir P o wer,tbe
rev ea led,
i
t
w
u d
o
f
y
i
ca re ully concea l botb ro m otbers and tbems elv es
f
A nd now,Sir,w crea s it was my Intention to s end
nd m
s f ins ens ib ly en a ed to write
ou a L etter, I
g g
y
y
fi
Ca ll it as y ou pleas e,eitber a
a teeb o us D is co urs e
D is co urs e o r a L etter,it s ignifies not macb ,prov ided
’
bat
tis s o b a y as to give y o u s ome Sa ti f action ,a nd r
m
e tbe Hono ur to believ e,tb en I am, witb
ou will
y
i
ll
ry
ve
i n rea
W
.
.
°
.
fi
s
S IR,
w
Y o ur Mos t H um b l e ,
e.
M o ral R efl e c tio ns
Our V ertues a re, oftentime s ,in Reality ,
no better tban V ices dis uis ed
g
.
W
HA T we
k
fre que ntly,
no th i ng e lse b ut the C o n c ur r
e n ce o f se ve ral
A c tio ns, and se ve r al A i ms, which e ithe r o ur o wn
I nd ustry, o r Fo rt une fo r us,c o ntrive s to b ring to
e th ink
e are much m i sta k en, if w
eth e r : A nd w
g
th at Me n are al way s sto u t, fr o m a P r in c ipl e o f
V al o ur , o r Wo me n ch ast, fr o m a P rinc ip le o f
ta e
fo r V e rtue ,
1 s,
II
y
m an s o wn Se lf, and
It m ak e s
o f e ve ry th ing e lse , fo r h is o wn Sak e
P e o ple Ido la ters to th e m se l ve s ,and
to all
A s w o uld pl
the Wo rld be sid e s
ar, if
Fortune d id b ut furn ish the m wi th P o we r and
O pp o rtunitie s o f sh e win
It neve r r e st s , o r
fix e s any whe re fro m H
de , and, if fo r a littl e
or
while i t d we ll upo n so me o th e r thing, tie o nl y as
B ees d o , when they ligh t up m Flo wers , wi th a
Se lf-L
o ve
L
is the
ease o f a
’
.
.
’
26
MOR A L
R EFL EC TION S
27
de si gn to d r aw all the V ertue th e re to th e i r o wn
No th ing 1 8 so r ag ing and vio l e nt as
A d van tag e
its D e sir e s, No th ing so clo se as its D e si gn s,
No th ing so ing e ni o us as its M anag e men t o f th e m
It h ath m o re Fe tch e s an
d D o ub les th an c an e ve r
’
be d e s c rib d ; it tr ans fo rms it se lf into m o re di ffe r
’
e nt Sh ape s , th an are in all Ov id s Me tam o rph o se s,
and its Ex tr ac tio ns are m o r e sub tle
mis try c an p ar alle l : It
th an any b
too d e e p e ve r to be s o u nd ed , and to o d ar
be see n thr o ugh , th e re it sits u ndi sc o ve red , e ven
fr o m th e nic e s t, and o st pe netrati ng Ey e, and
runs a th o usand wild M a z es und isc e rned : Nay, it
i s so me time s c o nc e aled fr o m its o wn se lf, and c o n
c e ive s and ch e r ish e s , and b r ings up a
o rl d o f
Incb na tions and A eetions ,with o u t s o much as be ing
sensibIe wh e n
e
are born , o r h o w th e
are bred
y
y
A nd so m e o f th e se Co nceptions are so m o nst r o us,
th at wh e n th e y c o me to th e B irtb , it eith e r d oe s
n o t k no w th e m, o r c anno t be pr e v ail ed upo n to
ow
Fro m th is gr o s s D ark ne ss pr o ceed all
n th e m
its e x tr avag ant and r id i cul o us O p ini o ns o f its se lf,
all its Erro r s and Ig n o r anc e s,and sq u
ish Stupidi tie s
in its o wn Case
Th is 1 8 th e Reaso n,why i t o fte n
th inks th o se P ardons k illed and d e ad , whi ch are
o nl
ai d to sl ee p
H
l
e n c e it se e m s co nte nt to sit
y
d o wn uie tly ,wh e n it is o nl y tak ing B r e ath fo r a
fr esh bas e ; and th ink s th o se i sl-e g ue l o st,
whi ch are o nl y satis fied 3 l itt e o r e pre se nt
A nd ye t thi s thi ck M i s t, wh ich h ind e rs it fr o m
se e ing it se lf,is no Ob struc tio n to its si gh t o f any
thing e lse ; fo r in th i s it is l ik e th e E e s o f o ur
y
Bo d y, whi ch pe rcei ve all oth e r Objects , and are
.
.
m
W
.
.
.
.
g
fg a
.
.
M OR A L R EFLECT I ONS
28
b l ind
with r e g ard
h s l s A nd thus,
wh e re its o wn Interes t is c o nc e r ned ,and the matte r
is o f Co s eq uence s o gr eat, as to m o ve th e D e si re s
e m to c all u
vig o r o usl ,and b
t
h
all its A tte nti o n ,
y
y
p
it s es, and fe e ls , and h e ars , and imag ine s , and
e
s uspe ct s, and pe ne tr ate s and pr e sa g e s pe rfe c tl
e ll,
w
y
so th at no th ing e s c ape s it ; and a man wo ul d b e a t
p
to s us pe c t, th at e ach o f th e se P as io ns , u nd e r its
C o nd uc t, h ave s o me s tr ang e magica l P o wer pe cul iar
No Ceme t is s o s tr o ng , no ne s o cl o se as its
to i t
Enga g e me ntsJ Wh ich it atte mp ts to b r e ak o r
d is s o l ve , b ut to l ittl e o r no purp o s e , e ve n wh e n
d r ive n to it b y th e gre ate st and mo st impe ndi ng
M i bief} A nd ye t it h appe n s s o me time s, th at
wh at the c o ntinued End e avo urs o f many Year s we re
n o t ab l e to a cc o mpl ish ,a v e r
i
l
l
t
e T ime and P ain s
t
y
e ffe c t ; Wh ich g ive s us just G r o u nd to c o ncl ud e ,
th at its D e s i r e s are all k ind l ed b y its o wn H and ,
and o w
in g m o re to 1 t se lf,th an to th e B ea uty , o r
th e Wo r th o f its Obj ct ; and th at its o wn P a la te
g ive s th e m all th e ir V a lue,and Fa n y is the false
G l o s s th at se ts th e m o ff : Th at it se lf is the o nly
G ame it pursu e s , and its o wn I n cl inatio n th e th ing
it fo ll o ws , r ath e r th an th e Obj ects th at s uit its
I ncl inatio n It is all Ex tre me s , and ac ts in the
gre ate st c o ntradic tio n to it se lf : It is
and Sub mi ssi v e , Sin c e r e and H
o c riti
yp
an d Fo rm al , C o mp ass io nate and Cr ue l , Co war dl
y
and C o ura io us :
I
p
u
t
s o n di ffe r e n
I
n cl inatio n s ,
t
t
g
a cc o r d ing to th e di ffe r e n t T m ers , th at di s p o s e ,
g p
and d e v o te it, so m e ti me s to Ho no ur , s o me times to
s th e se , as
e
s
m
i
e
i
f
i
ch
s
m
s
l
ur
sh
o
e
t
t
o
P
ea
e
t
t
i
s
,
;
R
m
e n e nc e
o ur A e, o r o ur Fo r tune s, o r o ur Ex
g
p
o nl y
'
to t e m e ve
.
n
f
‘
"
s
n
.
sc
.
e
c
.
'
MO R AL R E F L E CT I O N S
o
g
h re fo re to th ink it s tr ange , if we m ee t it
s o meti m e s in Co j unctio n with th e m o st r ig o r o us
Mo rtificati o n, and fi nd it e n te ring b o l dl y into
L eague With thi s A dvers a ry , to w o rk its o wn
R uin ; fo r at th e sam e ti me , th at it pulls it se lf
d o wn in o ne P la ce ,it b uil d s it se lf up in ano the r
Wh e n we thin k it re no unc e s and fo rsa k e s its
P l e asure ,it o nl y suspe nd s o r ch ange s it ; and wh e n
we fanc y it conq uered, and to tall y routed, we find
it r i se vi cto rio us , and its v e ry D e fe at c o n trib u te s to
Thi s is the tru e P ic ture o f S l L o ve,
its Triumb
h o l e L ife
whi ch is s o pred om inant, th at a Man s w
is b ut o ne c o ntinue d Ex e rcise ,and s tro ng A gi tati o n
The Sea indee d is a ve ry se nsibl e Ré
o f it
s embl anc e Of th is P as ion, and the p e rpetual Ebbings
and Flowi
s o f the W
a v es th e re are a l ive l
a
n
d
g
y
faithful Emblem o f th at re stl e ss Succ e ssio n o f
Tbo ugbt , and th o se b o iste r o u s Ro ulings o f the
M md,wh ich are et e rnall y c ause d and k e p t up b y it
no t
t e
n
.
-
e
.
'
’
“
.
s
n
-
s
.
Sel f- L
v
o e
is th e
III
gre ate st
Flatte re rin the
W rl d
o
.
IV
Wh
en
a
M an h ath trave lled
ne
di sc o ve red ne v e r s o mu c h in th e
L o w ,ye t still th e Terra Incognita
c o nside rab le P art o f th e M ap
ve r
far, and
o rld o
S
el
f
will tak e up a
W
so
.
V
Se lf- L
ing enio us
is m o r e in g enio us,
Man in the
o rl d
o
ve
W
.
h n
t a
th e
mo st
MOR A L
R E F L E C TI O N S
1
3
v1
The Co ntmuanc e
O
o ur o
wn
o f o ur
P o we r ,th an th e
P ass1 o n s
O
Te rm
0
1 8 no
of o ur
L
f
m o re
O
in
i e.
V II
P assio n v e ry o ften mak e s the wi se s t Me n Foo l s ,
and ve ry o fte n too in sp ir e s the gr eate s t 17 6 0 1s
it
W
.
V I II
Th o se gr eat and gl o rio us A c tio ns , th at even
d az le o ur Eye s with th e ir L ustr e , are r e pre se nted
b y P o l itic ian s , a s th e r e sul t o f gr eat Wi sd o m,and
D e sign ; whe r ea s , in tr uth, th e y are
e xc e ll e nt
c o mmo nl y th e Effe c ts o f P assio n and H umo ur
Th us th e War b e twee n A ugus tu and A ntony ,
wh ich is usu all y th o ugh t to pr o c eed fr o m G r e at
ne ss o f So ul , an d an A mbitio n th at e ach o f th e m
had to be c o me Maste r o f the Wo rl d, was , ve ry
pr o bab l y, no mo re th an Env y and Emul atio n
.
s
.
IX
Th e P ass io ns
are
th e
ly
on
O rato rs
h
t at
are
pe rs wading The y are a k ind
o f A rt in Natur e , th at
up o n infall ib l e
R ul e s ; and th e pl ain e s t
with the hE
lp Of
P ass io n, sh all pr e vail m o r e , th an the mo s t elo
e nt Man w ith o u t it
u
q
lways succ e s sful
a
in
.
‘
.
X
Th e re
is in
th e
P assio ns
such
a
c onstant Ten
3
2
MO R AL R E F L E CTI O NS
deney to pr ivate I nte re st an d I n jus ti c e, th at it is
d ange r o us to b e gui ded b y th e m
A nd ind eed,
we sh o ul d no t dar e to trust th e m,e v en th e n wh en
th ey appe ar m o st fair and r ea s o nab l e
.
.
The H e art o f Man
ve r fi nd s a c o nstan t Suc
c essio n o f P assio ns ; inso much ,th at th e de str o ying
an d pull ing d o wn o f One , pr o v e s g e ne r all
t
o be
y
no th ing e lse ,b ut th e pr o d uc tio n and th e setting up
o f A n o th e r
XII
e
.
Th e P ass io ns, ( s o
odd a
Wy
a
of
b r ee di ng
h y
t e
h ave ) d o v e r y o fte n g ive Bir th to o th e rs o f 3
Nature mo st c o ntra ry and distant fr o m th e ir o wn
Thus A v aric e s o m e ti me s b rings fo rth P r o d iE
al it ,
y
an d P r o dig alit
A
v a ri c e : A
M
an s Re sO
I
I
i
I
On
is
y
ve r
o ften th e e ffe c t o f L e t ;
and hi s d aring
y
q y
B o l dne ss, th at o f Co wardic e and Fe ar
.
'
’
-
.
XII I
A fte r all th e C ar e Me n c an ta k e to c o nc e al th e ir
P as si o n s, and put th e m o ff unde r th e Dr e ss o f
P ie t and H o no ur ; the D isgui se is to o th in, and
b e sur e to disc o v e r all, at o ne T im e o r o th e r
.
XIV
Th e L
se lve s can l e ss be ar to h ave
o ur I n clinatio n s c o n
d e mned,than o ur Op inio ns
o
ve
o f o ur
.
M OR A L
R EFL EC TI ONS
33
XV
Me n
l y apt to fo rg e t the K ind ne sse s
and I nj urie s th at h av e be e n d o ne th e m , b ut wh ich
is a gre at d e al mo re , th e y h ate th e Pe r so n s th at
h ave o b l ig e d th e m, and lay as ide the ir Re se nt
ments ag ains t th o se th at h av e use d th e m ill Th e
Tr o ub l e o f re turning Favo urs, and re ve ng ing o f
Wr o ngs, is a Sl ave ry, it see ms , which th ey c an
ve ry hardly sub mit to
are
no t o n
'
.
.
XV I
c y o f P r ince s I s,ve ry o fte n, o nl y a
to g ain up o n th e A ffe c tio ns o f th e i r
en
Su b j e c ts
.
XV I I
Th at Cl e m e nc y,wh ich the Wo rl d crie s up fo r
such a m igh ty V e rtue , pro ceed s s o metime s fr o m
e ntati o n ; so m etim e s fr o m L az ine ss a nd Ne gl e c t ,
t
Os
ve ry o fte n fr o m Fear, and al mo st al ways fro m a
Mixt ure o f all th e se to g e th e r
.
X V III
Th e Mod e r atio n
P eo ple 1 n P ro s pe rity, 1 8 th e
e ffe c t o f a s mo o th and c o mp o se d T e mpe r
, o wing to
the C alm o f their goo d Fo rtun e
of
.
XIX
Mod e r atio n is a Fear o f fall ing into
wh ich th o se wh o gro w
and C ont em
th eir g o o d
o rtune , mo st justl y d raw
C
M OR AL R EFL EC TI ONS
34
s e lve s
It is a k ind o f b o as ti ng the G re atne ss o f
o ur Mind
and , i n sh o rt ,th e M o d e r atio n o f Me n,
in th e m o st e x al te d Fo rtune s, is a D e s ire to b e
th o ugh t ab o v e th o se Thi ngs th at h ave r ai se d th e m
s o h igh
.
.
XX
weak , b ut he is str o ng e no ugh
M isfo rtu ne s th at he d o e s no t fee l
No bo d y is
be ar th e
to
so
.
XXI
C o nstanc y o f the Wis e is no thing e lse ,b ut
K nack o f c o nc eal ing th e ir P assio n and Tr o u bl e
The
th e
.
XXII
W ft
Mal e fac to rs , wh en th e y
led to
Ex e cu ti o n, put o n Re s o l utio n and a C o nte mp t o f
D e ath ,wh ich , in Truth ,i s no th ing e lse ,b ut fe aring
So th at th is pre te nd ed
to l oo k it i n th e Fac e :
B r ave ry may ve r y trul y be said , to d o the same
g o od O ffi c e to th e ir Mind ,th at the H and ke rch ief,
o r Nigh t- Ca
o e s to th e ir E e s
d
y
p
e o
e n se e
are
.
XXII I
P h il o so ph y fi nd s it an e asi e matte r to va
p ast and future Evils,b ut the pre se nt are c o m
to o hard fo r it
is h
§ ffl y
.
XXI V
V e ry fe w P e o ple are ac quainte d with D e ath ;
th e
und e rg o it, c o mm o nl , n o t s o much o ut o f
y
y
.
MOR A L R EF L ECTIONS
35
Re s o lutio n, as C usto m and I nse n sib il ity ; and the
gre ate st P art o f the o rld pre te nd,th ay are c o n
te nt to di e , o nl y be c ause the
anno t
k
no w th e
c
y
y
h elp it
W
.
XXV
Wh en
G r eat Me n
s ink u nde r the L eng th o f
th e ir Mis fo r tu ne s, th is d isc o ve r s , th at it was n o t the
G r e atne ss o f th e i r So ul , b ut o f th e ir A m b itio n, th at
k e pt up th eir S irita s o l o ng and th at,setti ng as ide
ab und anc e o f
s uity ,H e r oe s are just l ik e c o m mo n
Me n
.
XXV I
It
h n
t a
re qui re s m o re
ill
M
.
D eath and the
l o o ked upo n wi th
V e rtue
w
be ar goo d Fo rtune
are
h
s
&
wo Th ings
t
stead y Eye
a
'
m
r
Sun
to
l
ry
cp
no t to
a
be
.
XX V II I
Men
fo o l ish, as to boast and value
th e mse l v e s up o n th ei r P as si o ns ,e ve n th o se th at are
mo s t vic io us
B ut Env y is a P a ssi o n so full o f
Co w ar di c e and Sh am e ,th at no bo d y e ver had the
C o nfi de nc e to o wn it
are
f n
o te
so
.
.
XXIX
The re is so m e th ing to be said fo r Jealo usie,
be c ause thi s o nl y de s ig ns the P r e se rv atio n o f so me
G o o d ,wh ich we e ith e r h ave ,o r th ink we h ave a
M OR A L R EFL ECTIONS
6
3
Ri gh t
c anno t
to ;
be
b ut Envy is a r ag ing
satisfied with the Goo d
Mad ne ss, that
o f o the rs .
XXX
Our go o d Q ual itie s e xp o se us m o re
and P e rse cu ti o n ,than all th e ill we d o
to
Hatred
.
XX XI
W
e
do
no t
want Stre ng th , s o much
as
Will
to
it ; and v e ry o fte n the fanc ying Th ings im
p o ssib le to b e d o ne ,1 8 no th ing e ls e ,b ut an Excuse
n co nt ri vin , to r e c o nc il e o urse l ve s to o ur
o f o ur o w
g
ow
n I dl ene ss
use
.
XXXI I
If we had no D efe c ts o f o ur o wn,we sh o ul d no t
tak e h alf s o much Sati sfac ti o n in o b se rving th o se o f
o th e r P eo ple
.
XXXIII
W
Jealo usie is b red in D o ub ts
h e n th o se D o ubts
l
"
ch ange into @rtainties , th en the Passio n either
c e ase s, o r turns ab so lute Mad néés;
.
XXXIV
A
h
t en
pr oud Man can ne ver be a L o afe r ,no
wh e n he reno unces his P ride
.
v n
no t e e
8
3
M O R A L R E F L E CTI ON S
c ts all so rts o f P arts ; nay, e ve n th at
th at h ath no r e gar d at all to I nte re st
a
of a
Man
.
XL I
I nte re st ma k es so me
i
t
ed
ck
s
gh
i
qu
-
P eo pl e b l in d ,
and
h rs
ot e
.
XL II
Th e y that use to e mpl o y th e ir Mind s too much
upo n Tri fl e s, c o mmo nl y mak e the ms e lves incap ab le
o f any Th ing that is Se r io us o r G r e at
.
X L II I
W hv
e
Rea so n
a e
so
no t
far as
Str e n gth e no ugh
it wo ul d c arry us
to
fo ll o w
o ur
.
XL IV
Man o fte n th inks h e g o v e rn s himse lf,wh enall
while h e is go ve rne d an d m anage d ; and wh ile
A
th e
‘
his U nd e rs tandi ng d ir e c ts to o ne D e sig n,his A ffe c
tio n s in se ns ib ly d r aw him in to an o th e r
.
XL V
Th e Str ength
and
W k ss
ea
ne
of a
Man s Mind
’
mis ta k e n and impr o e r T e r ms ; fo r th e s e are
re all y no o th e r th an the ) rgans o f o ur Bo die s be ing
we ll o r ill di sp o sed
are
p
.
M OR AL R E F L E CT I ON S
XL
The
Wh imsic l ss
a ne
h us and time S mo re fickl e
wh at we b l am e so much in
'
'
t o
XL
The Fo ndne ss
I
V
of
V
39
o ur o
wn H um o ur
is
a
unacc o untabl e , than
and
Fo rtune
.
II
Indi fi e rence th at the P hilo
’
s o ph e rs
e xpr e s a d fo r L ife , was
a T ang
u
t el
p
o f the L o ve o f th e m se l ve s, w
h ich wil no mo re
b e ar r eas o ning u o n,th an the Re lis h of th e P al ate ,
o r the Ch o ic e 0 C o l o urs
’
or
.
XL
Al l
the
H um o ur is
Gifts
II I
Fo rtune
of
ple ased
V
to
just
are
rate the m
as
our o
wn
.
XL I X
H app ine ss do e s
éelve s , but
Man hath
In the
co n si st in th e Things th e m
Re l ish we h ave o f th e m
d a
no t
attained é to
M
d
an
y
n
a
f
i t?
no t
wh at o the r
co
ple
L
g
Eve ry man
mo re
l
’
s go od
o r e ss than
he
d ill Fo rtune
an
s
ms
e te e
it
.
I s c o n stantl y
1
MOR A L R EFL EC T IONS
L I
w
P eo ple th at are c o nc eited o f their o n Me r it,
tak e a P ride in b e in g unfo rtunate , th at s o th e m
se lv e s and o th e rs may th ink th e m c o nside r able
e no ugh to b e th e Env
and the M ark o f Fo r tune
y
.
No th in g ou ght in r easo n
morti fie o ur Se lf
c o ns ide rin g th at we
to
Sati sfac tio n m o r e , th an the
c o nd em n at o ne T ime , wh at
an
d c o mrh end at an o th e r
we h ighly
ppr o ve
a
.
L
III
H o w diffe ren t
so eve r Me n s Fo r tu ne s may be ,
t h e re is al way s s o m e th in g o r o th e r , th at b al an c e s
th e Ill and th e Goo d , and ma k e s all e ve n at l as t
’
.
Th o ugh Nature be ne ve r so li beral,yet c an s he
F o rtune must Co ntrib ute
n o t m ak e a Hero al o ne
h er P a rt to o ; and till bo th c o ncur, the Wo rk
c anno t be pe rfe c ted
.
.
L V
'
Wh
'
P h ilo so Ph e rs de sp i sed Ricbes , it wa s
be c ause th e y h ad a mind to v“indi c ate th ei r o wn
M erit, and ta k e a Re venge upo n the I nj ustic e o f
Fo rtune, b y vil ifying th o se Enj o ym e nts whi ch s he
had n o t g i ve n th e m : Th is was a Secr et to ward
en
the
M OR A L
‘
R EF L EC T I ON S
1
4
P ov erty brings , a kind o f
- P ath
g
t
o ge t in to the Estee m o f th e
i
n
B
i
n
d
w
y
o rld, and wh en R iebes h ad no t made th e m c o n
a
s id e rab le , to mak e th e m se lv e s so s o m e o th e r
y
f the Contempt
of
h
t at
W
W
.
L VI
W h
e
Favo ur
ate
o ur
w
e
e ar
fo nd of
Fav ourites , b e caus e
se l ve s Th e I ndi gnatio n we pro fe s s
'
g s t o th e rs who are in p o sse ssio n, so o ths and
s o ften s a l ittl e th e Co nc e rn fo r o ur o wn be ing
e xclu d ed
A nd we d e ny to pay the m o ur Re
e wo ul d fain, but c anno t, tak e
s e c ts , b e c ause w
p
a
aw
t
h
at wh ich m ak e s th e m r e spe c te d b
all th e
y
y
World be side s
a ain
.
.
.
L V
II
c o m mo n Way to d o o ne s B usine ss and
ris e in the Wo rl d , is to use all ssib le Means o f
p e r s wad ing P eo pl e, th at o ne s us ine ss is d o ne
alre ad y
The
’
’
.
L V
III
Th o ugh Me n are apt to fl atte r and e xal t th e m
s e l ve s with th e ir Great A tcbie vements ,yet th e se are,
in Tru th ,ve ry o fte n o wing ,no t so much to D e sign ,
as Ch anc e
'
.
L IX
O ur A ctions
luck y Stars ,to
see m to h ave th eir luc k y and un
wh i ch a gre at P art o f th at B lame
M O R AL R EFL ECT IONS
4
2
h at
and t
A ctions
Commen da tion is d ue ,whi ch is
h m se lve s
t e
given
to th e
.
L X
The re is no A cc ide nt so e x qgi s ite ly unfo rtu nate ,
b ut wi se Me n will m ak e so m e ad vantag e o f it ;
o rtunate , but Fools ma
s o intire l
f
ur
no r an
t
n it
y
y
y
to th e ir o w
n P re ju di c e
_
_
.
L XI
Fortune
c o nve rts
eve
ry Th ing
L
Me n s Happines s
’
as
much
Fortune
to th
eA dvanta ge
XII
and
up o n th e ir o wn
M i s ery d e pe n ds
Humour,as it
l ge th e r
do e s upo n
a to
.
L
XII I
O pe n ne ss
It is
o f H e ar t
Sincerity is a c e rtain
to b e fo u nd b ut in v e ry fe w,and wh at we c o mm o nly
l oo k upo n to be so , is o nl y a m o r e c unning s o r t o f
D is s imula ti on ,to insinuate o ur se lve s in to th e Co n
fid e nc
mers
/
m
.
.
L
XI V
Our A ve rsi o n to a L ie , is c o mm o nl y a se cret
A mbitio n, to make wh at we say c o n sid e r ab l e , and
have e ve ry Wo rd r e ceived with a r e l igio us Re spe ct
.
M OR A L
R EFL ECT I ONS
43
v
Tru th
has sc arc e d o ne so much g oo d in the
orld, as th e fal se A ppe aranc e s o f it have d o ne
W
hur t
.
XV I
L
No P r ai se s
are
th o
ugh t
too
r
e
a
t
g
fo r
Wi d m,
s
o
i
e st P ifc h o f it c anno t in sur e a Man
h
gh
y
th e m o st c o ns id e rab l e Ev e nt
The rea so n o f which
is, th at Man is the su b j e c t o f its Opera tion , and he
is th e mo st fickl e an d ch ang eab l e Cre ature in th e
Wo rld
L XV I I
and
et
the
.
.
wise Man sh o ul d
rde r his D e sign s, and set
all h is inte r e st s in th e ir pr o pe r P la c e s : Thi s O r d e r
is o fte n c o nfo unded b y a f oo lis b Gr efi nes s , whi ch ,
wh il e it pu ts us upo n pur s uing so ma
sev e ral
Th ings at o nc e ,th at in Eage rne ss fo r yatte rs of
l e ss c o nside r atio n,we grasp at Trifl e s ,and let go
Things o f gr e ate r value
A
o
e
.
L
A
is
g o o d Me in
to the
M ind
is
XV II I
to the
B o dy , wh at
goo d
Sense
.
L
XIX
v e ry h ard to g ive a just D e fi nitio n of L ov e ;
th e m o st we are ab l e to say o f it is th is , That in
th e So ul,it is a D e sire to Gov ern ; in S rits it is a
Sy mpatby ; and in the B ody , it is o y a se cret
It i s
°
MOR AL R EFL ECT IO N S
44
D e s ire , and a Curi o s ity to t e o y th e Th ing B e
lov ed,a fte r a gr e at d e al o f Busp
y
e and Fo rm l it
a y
'
.
L XX
pure ,and u ntainted with any o th e r P as s ion,
Th ing th e re b e ) l ie s h idde n in the
o f o ur Heart, so e x cee d ing Cl o s e , th at we
scarce k no w it our se l ve s
L
o ve
.
L
XXI
It is not in th e P o wer o f any the m o st cr afty
D is s imulation ,to c o nc eal L o v e l o n g ,wh e r e it r e all y
is,no r to comi tesf eit it l o ng wh e r e it is no t
.
X XI I
Co nsid e ring h o w littl e the be gi nni ng , o r the
Ce asin g t o L o v e i s in our o wn P o we r , it is fo o l ish
and un rea s o nab l e fo r the L o ve r , o r his M istr e ss,
to c o mpl ai n o f o ne an o th e rs Inc o ns tanc y
L
.
L
If
XXI II
we r e to jud ge o f L o ve ,acc o r ding to th e
g re ate st Par t o f th e Effe c ts it pr o duc e s, it m igh t
v e ry ju stl y p ass fo r H atred , rathe r than K indne ss
o ne
.
L
XXI V
Sorne L adi es may be me t with , who neve r had
i
I
l
l
b
e e x é ee ding h ard
an
n tr ig ue at all ; b ut it w
y
to find any,wh o h ave had On e , and no mo re
.
M O R A L R EFL EC TI ONS
6
4
L
XXX
Sil e n c e i s the be st Se curity
distrusts h im self
to
h
t at
man
who
.
XXXI
L
The
Th ing th at m ake s o ur Fr ie nd sh ips so s h o rt
a nd ch ang e ab l e , i s , th at th e Qual itie s
and D is
p o s itio ns o f the So ul are ve r y h ard , and th o se o f
th e U nd e rs tand ing
and Wit, v e ry es sie
to b e
k no wn
L XXXI I
.
The
di sinte r e s te d L o ve is , afte r all, b ut
a k ind o f B arg ain, in wh i ch th e cl e ar L o ve o f
a s pr o po se s to be the G aine r
o ur o w
n se lve s al w
y
a
so me
o r o th e r
y
74
m o st
W
.
XXXIII
L
The Re c o nc il iatio n
of
Ene m ie s is
c o mm o nl y
a
D e s ire to b e tte r o ur o wn Co ndi tio n ; a be ing
h ar assed and ti red o ut with a State o f War ;
and a Fe ar o f so m e il l A cc ide nt, wh ich w
e are
willing to p re ve nt
.
XXXI V
L
Wh n
we h av e l o ved
se lve s wea ry, the
k ind e st and mo s t we lc o me Th ing th at c an be , is
s o me
A c t o f I n fid e l ity, wh ich may fairl y d is
e ng ag e o ur A ffe c tio n
e
.
o ur
M OR A L
R EFLEC T ION S
47
XXXV
L
w
“
t is much l e ss fo r a M an s H o no ur to d i str ust
I
l
k his Frie nd s,th an to be d e c e ived b y th e m
’
.
L
x
W ft
XXXV I
m e s.
is not hing
h we l o ve P e rs o ns abo ve
b ut I nte re st th at mak e s us
us ,wh e n it
fo nd o f th em ; and all o ur A ppl ic ati o ns and A t
te nd an c e s , are no t s o much up o n th e acc o unt o f
e d e si re to d o th e m , as fo r wh at we
an
G
o
od w
y
d
e xpe c t and h O e th e y ma
o us
y
p
e o
e nti
t at
.
XXX V I I
L
Our o wn de al o us ie g ive s
K nave ry o f o the r P e o pl e
a
fair
P g tenc e fo r th e
.
L
With wh
k ee p
o ur
o ur
s l s
e ve
X XX V III
we e x p e c t,ano th e r sh o ul d
Se cr e ts , wh e n we c o ul d no t k ee p th e m
at
Fac e
c an
?
L
Th e L
se l ve s mak e s o ur Fr iends ap
zar mo r e o r l e ss d e s e r ving in P r o p o rt io n to the
pselight we tak e in th e m, and the Measur e s b y
wh ich we judg e o f th e i r Wo rth ,de pe nd upo n th e
Manne r o f th e ir c o nve rsing with us
o
ve
XXXIX
o f o ur
MO R AL R EFL EC TI ON S
4s
'
fo r w ant o f Memo r y ;
b ut y o u ne ve r fin d any b o d y c omp lain o f the
e ak ne ss o f h is Ju d me n t
g
Eve r y b o d y
c o mpl ains
W
.
Wh
Men h ave indul ged
h mselve s as
m uch as th e y th ink fit,no b o d y 1 8 th e n s o full o f
H as te and A c tiv ity as th e y, be c ause th e y h o pe
th is q uic k ni ng o f Othe rs , wil l give them th e
p utatio n o f D il ig e nc e
en
idle
t e
,
.
'
.
XCII
Th e
gre ate st A m b itio n d oe s no t appear at
s o , wh e n it fi nd s wh at it woul d fain asp ir
e
ab so lu te ly impo ss i b l e to be attain ed
all
to ,
.
X CII I
Th e dis ab us ing
a
Man str o ngl y po s se ss d with
’
W
an
o rth , i s th e v e r y s ame ill
o f h is own
Op i i
O ffi c e th at was d o ne th e F0 01 at z i t/s ens , who
fanc ie d all th e Sh ips th at c am e into H arb o ur we re
h is o wn
n on
~
.
X CI V
Old Fo lks l o ve migh til y to g ive g o o d A d vice ,
b e c ause th i s mak e s th e m s o me s o rt o f amend s, fo r
b e ing in c ap ab l e n o w o f se tting ill Ex ampl es
‘
.
5
MOR A L R EFL ECT I ONS
0
Ch ar ac te r
speak we ll
f hi s o wn H o ne s ty, but
o f his o w
n A b ili ty
o
no
bo d y
to
.
p o lite Wit c o nsis ts
c o mm endab l e Th o ugh ts
Th e
in
c
ni e ,
curio us , and
.
CI
The Gallantry
well c o uch ed
o f the
Wit
is
ex
res t
p
in Flatter!
.
CII
f h appe ns,th at s o m e Things Offe r th e m
se l ve s fi ne r in th e ve ry firs t Th o ugh t, th an it we re
o ss ib le fo r a Man to ha ve m ad e th e m b
A
r
t
and
y
tud y
It
O ten
.
The
’
Und e rstandi ng
Many Pe o pl e
A b ili tie s, th at
H e art s
are
is
a
are no t
c o ns tantly
the
Gully
of
c quainted with th eir o wn
ac uai nted with th ei r o w
n
q
'
.
CV
Men
and
A ctions are lik e Go
eets o f
j
P o ints o f b e ing dis ti
nic e
h ave th eir
c e rned So me
.
ou
y
must c o m e ve ry
h
t at
d is
r
ne a
to , to
MOR AL R EF L ECT ION S
judge o f th e m e xac tl y, and
at a gr e ate r di s tan c e
h rs
ot e
are
r
5
be tte r
see n
.
CV I
H e is
no t to
umb l e s updn
k no ws, and can
st
of
'
M an
R ea s on, wh o
ch ance ; but he th at
j ud ge , and h ath a true Re lish
fo r a
on b
y
as s
of
“
it
.
CV II
c ssary, in o rd e r to k no w Things
l
no w the P a rti c ul ars o f th e m ;
hly
w
e
l
t
k
o
thro u
,
g
and th e se b e ing infi nite, mak e o ur K n o wl ed g e e ve r
supe rficial and impe rfe ct
’
'
It is
ne e
“
'
.
C V III
It is o ne k ind o f A ffe c tatio n, to put P eo pl e
e are no t at all affe c ted
o b se rv ing ,th at w
upo n
.
CIX
It is
the
no t
in th e P o we r
I ncl inatio ns ve ry l o ng
o f th e
”f it
Cus tom
f
th ei rs a gre at whil e
to
O te n ,and
.
disse mbl e
.
H ea
t Of Blood make s yo u ng P e o pl e
Incli na tions
to
ch ange th e ir
m ak e s o ld One s k ee p
5
MO R A L
2
R EFL ECTIONS
Th e re is no thi ng th at Men
th e ir A d vic e
are
free
so
o f, as
.
CXII
m o re pa s s ionately a Man l o ve s
r e adi e r he is to hate Her
Th e
the
hi s
M is tres s ,
.
CXIII
The D e fe c ts o f the Unders ta nding are l ik e th o se
o f th e Face ; th e o l d e r P e o pl e are ,th e w o rse th e y
gr o w
.
CXIV
M a trimony is s o me tim es c o nvenien t, but n ever
d el igh tful
.
CXV
Me n
c o mfo rted fo r the Treaebery
o v e r r each ing o f th e ir
o f th e i r Friends , o r th e
Enemies ; and ye t th e y are o fte n ve r y h ighly satis
fied , to be b o th ch e ated and b etr ayed b y th eir o wn
se lv e s
ar
e neve
r
to
be
-
.
CXV I
It is as c as ie a matte r to de c e ive a Man s se lf,
and n o t b e s e ns ib l e o f it, as it is ha r d to i mp o s e
"
upo n
fo r th e m not to b e se nsi bl e
o f it
’
‘
.
MO R A L
-
54
REFLECTIO N S
cx x u
Me n freq ue ntl y
d o G o o d , only
Oppo rtunity o f d o ing Ill
se l ve s
m
i
v
e
t
h
e
g
with gr e ate r
‘
to
CXXI I I
to
e s i stanc e w
e m a k e to
Th e r
ed nes s , mo r e th an
th eir W
o ur
o ur
Stra tgtb
.
CXXI V
Men ne ve r w o ul d
ne
v er fl atte red
j
th e mse lve s
en o
y
an
y
.
CXXV
mo st inge ni o us Me n con tinu ally
c o nd e mn Tr ick ing ; b ut th is is Often
th e y may use it mo r e c o nve nie ntl y th e mse l v e s ,wh en
so me gr eat O cc as io n o r I nte re st Offe rs it self to
th em
CXXV I
Th e
To
cr afty D ealirg ; is a Sign o f a l ittl e Soul
all s o ut, th at h e wh o
f
c
an d it g e ne r all
o nc eals
y
hi m self b y it in o ne Ins tance, betrays himse lf as
much by it in ano th e r
use
.
Tricks
h
t at
h ave
d Trea cbery are the P r ac tic e
no t t t e no ugh to b e Hones t
an
.
of
Foch
M OR A L R EFLECT I ONS
C XX V
55
I II
m o s t e ffe c tu al Way to be M d, is
o n e s se lf wise r than o ne s N igbbo urs
The
fansie
’
e
to
.
CXXIX
Too gr eat
a
Ex actne ss ,and
De
ee
u
x
tr e
Subtilty is c o u nte rfe it
actne s s is the be st and mo st
of
CXXX
The be 1ng
Se c urity
t
of I
a
s
a ain t
g
B locl bead, is so m etime s the be st
be in g impo se d upo n b y a Man
.
CXXXI
weak Mind
P owe r to m end
A
ly D efect
is
th e o n
o ut
of o ur
.
CXXXII
Wh n
c Women h ave g iven th e mse l ve s o ve r
to mak e L ov e , th e d o ing it o n is the leas t Faul t
th ey c an b e g uil ty of
e
on e
.
CXXXIII
much e as ia to be wise
C o nc er n,th an in o ne s o wn
It h
’
.
in
n h r Man s
a ot e
’
M OR AL R EFL EC T I ONS
56
‘
cx x x
Th e r e
p o se
th e
w
Copies , e xc e p t
Fo ll y Of ba d Origina ls
are
no
g oo d
such
as e x
.
C XXX V
Me n
be c o me
r id ic ul o us, no t so much fo r the
h
ave , as th o se th e
w
o ul d b e th o ugh t
ualities th e
y
y
Q
to hav e , wh e n th e y r e all y h ave th e m n o t
I
.
CX X X V I
A
Man
se lf,as
he
s o m etime s ,di ffe rs as much fro m
d oe s fr o m o the r P eo pl e
at
him
.
CXXX V I I
A b un da n ce o f M e n w o ul d neve r h ave be e n in
L ov e,if th e y h ad ne ve r b e e n e n te rtained with any
D isc o urse o f L ov e
.
CXXX V II I
Th ey th at spe ak with o ut Os tentation,
th e mse lve s wi th s ayi ng b ut l ittl e
.
CXXXIX
Rath e r
co nten t to
h
spe ak
h ing o f th e ms e l ve s, Men ar e
ill o f th e mse lve s
'
t an say no t
.
M O R A L R EFLEC T I ONS
58
gr eat deal in a l ittl e ; so h alf witted F llo ws have
a T al ent o f talk ing much , and
e t sa in
n
h
n
o
t
i
y
y g
g
a
e
.
my
a r
The Exc e ll encie s
h r
P e o pl e are ex to lled
and valued m o r e fro m a g o o d O inio n o f o ur o w
n
p
Jud gment, th an a ju st Este em o f th ei r
or
th ;
’
and wh e n w
e pr e te nd to c o mm e nd o th e r Me n, tis
b y a Side - i nd , to q mt e ther Me n upo n co
me nd ing na
of o t e
'
W
W
m
.
CX L
V
upo n the c o mm
e nding
Str ain ; and ind ee d we se l d o m to uch upo n it with
P
o ut so m e little B
ais e I s a m o r e in g enio us,
E
nd
r
y
c o nc ea l ed , and nice r k ind o f Flatte r y,th at c o ns ul ts
the Sati s f
ac ti o n bo th Of th e Gi v er and Recei ver,
th o b y v e r y d iffe r e nt Ways
Th e o ne acc e p ts it,
as a Re ward d ue to h is D e s e r t ; th e o th e r g iv e s it,
th at h e may b e lo o k t upo n as a Just and a D iscr ee t
Pe rson
CX L V I
We o ften ch use to m ak e use o f C o mmendations
a Sting 1 n th e T ail
and b
that ca r
t
ak ing Me n
y
e b o und ,
at th e T
as it
w
e re
l
a
s
m
e
o pe n
o
(
) y
D efe cts in the P e rso ns s o c o mmended , wh ich we
d are no t v e n ture to e xp o se any o th e r Way
No b o d y lo ve s
be
to
-
.
’
.
.
.
CX L V II
The D e s ign o f c o mm e nd ing
be c o mm e nd ed o ne s se lf
’
.
h rs,is usually to
ot e
MOR AL
R EFL EC T I ONS
CX L V
Few P eo pl e h av e
th at wo ul d d o th em
d o th e m hurt
the
59
III
Wi d mt li k
s
o
o
g o od ,bette r than
Repr o o fs
P raises th at
e
.
CX L
So me Cen sures
Commendations are
ar
e
no
IX
Co mmendation , and
b e tte r tha n Scandal
a
so me
.
CL
h r fuse s
ine it is o ffe red ,
th e first T
d oe s it,be cause he wo ul d h e ar it a se c o nd
He
t at e
'
.
CL I
The
D e sire o f be ing wo rth y the Co mmend atio ns
o f the Wo rld,is a gre at A s si s ta n ce and strength ning
it,o r Co urage,
to o ur V irtue s ; and to ex to l Men s W
o r B ea uty , is to c o ntr ib u te to th e in cr ease o f the m
.
.
C L II
sie r m atte r to manag e
k ee p fr o m being man aged o ne s se lf
It is
an e a
h s h
o t er ,t an to
.
C L III
If we did no t flatte r our sel ve s,the
t us
o th e r P eople c o uld néve rh ur
.
Flattenes
of
MOR AL R EFLEC T I ONS
60
CL IV
W
W
b e h o l d e n to Na ture fo r
o rtb
and
P a rts ,b ut it is to Fo rtune th at we o we th e Oppo r
tuni tie s o f ex e rtmg th e m
are
e
.
CL V
Fo rtune me nd s mo re Faults in
Rea s on w o uld b e abl e to do
us , th an e v e r
.
CL V I
Som e
P eo pl e s
Men displ e ase w ith M erit,
ve ry
Faul ts
D e fe c ts
and
CL
are
and
ta
h r
ot e
k ing;
V II
Al l th at so me P eo pl e are go o d fo r,is th e s aying
u
l
l
and d o in g foo l i sh Thi ngs s eas ona bly and us e
f y;
hen th e y are o nc e tak e n o ut o f th is R oad,
and w
u ui te spo il th e m, and th e y are w o rth n o th ing
o
y
q
.
CL
V
III
G r eat Me n s Hono ur o ugh t
b y th e
M etbod r th e y m ad e
lways
a
use
b e m e asur ed
o f fo r th e attain
to
CL IX
v
alu e upo n M en,as w e ll as M one ,
y
p
and we are
fo rc ed to tak e the m b o th , no t b y
We igh t,b ut acc o rdi ng as th e y are pl ease d to stamp
th e m ,and at th e curr e nt Rate o f the Co in
K ings
ut a
.
62
MO R A L R EFL ECT I ONS
'
CL XV I
f Good M en is th e Re w ard o f o ur
al ,
rl
i
g
n
r
ortls , but th e R e uta tion o f the
d
o
e
e
n
p
is the Gift o f o ur Fate
The Estee m
W
o
W
.
x V II
'
‘
CL
Th e A ppearance s of Go o d nes s
'
'
m ee t with a gre ate r Re ward fro m
real Go o dne s s and D esert it self
and
the
D ese rt o ften
Wo rld,th an
.
I
CL
XV III
Co veto us ne ss i s m o re
M
anage me nt,tha n
oo
d
g
p
o sit e to P rud e nc e
p
L ibe rality is
o
and
.
CL XI X
Th o ugh Hope be e xc ee d ing de c e itful ,ye t it is o f
th is g o o d use to us, th at wh il e we are tr ave ll ing
thr o ugh th is L ife ,i t c o nd uc ts us an eas ie r and m o r e
pl eas ant Way to o urJ o urney s End
'
.
C L XX
Many P e o pl e are k e p t w ith in th ei r Du ty ,bec ause
th e y h ave no t th e Co ura e , o r w ill no t b e at th e
g
P ai ns o f b e ing wick ed ; and in such C as e s o fte n
tim e s o ur V e rtu e r uns aw ay w ith all th e P r ai se
.
,
XXI
de te r mine , whe th er
CL
It is
h ar d
to
a
clear , Open
MOR A L
R EFL ECTI ONS
h o no urabl e P r oc ee ding , be the
P r in c iple s,o r g o o d Manage m e n t
and
63
Re sul t o f
go od
.
CL
V e r tu e s
Sea
are
l o st
XXII
in Interes t,as Rive rs
are
in th e
.
CL
W
XXIII
str o ngly po ss e st with a g oo d pini on
ert ues ,
e ta k e th o se Th ings fo r
o f o ur se lv e s,th at w
which are no o th e r than V ice th at l o o k li k e th e m ,
and such as the L ov e of o ur se l ve s impo ses upo n
us with
g
e are so
s
.
CL
Th e re
are
se ve ral
XXI V
So rts
o
f Curios ities , o ne
h
t at
fr o m Interes t,wh ich puts us up o n l e ar nin g
h ings th at c an be any way use ful and be ne fic ial to
us ; and ano th e r , fr o m P ride , th at co me s fr o m an
Itcb o f k n o wing m o re th an o th e r P eo pl e
ro c ee d s
.
C L XXV
A M an s M ts are e mpl o ye d to be tte r purp o s e s in
b e ari ng up u nd e r the Misfo rtune s th at lie up o n th em
at pr e s ent, th an in fo r e see in
h
s
c
m
e
e that ma
t
o
o
g
y
up o n him h e r e after
.
CL
XX V I
C o ns tanc y in L ov e is a p e rpe tu al I nc o ns tancy ,
wh ich fixe s o ur H e arts fas t to all the A e c o m
MO R AL R EFL EC TION S
64
l
i
s h me nts o f th e P ar t b e l o ve d succ e ss ive ly ; s o m ea
p
y
time s admir ing o ne ,and s o m e time s ano th e r abo ve all
th e r e st,s o th at th is Cons ta nc r o ve s as far as it c an,
y
and is n o b e tte r than Incons ta nc , c o n fi ne d w
i
i
h
t
n
y
th e c o mp ass o f o ne P e rs o n
.
C L XX V I I
C o nstancy in L ov e is o f two So rts, o ne is the
Effe c t Of ne w Exc e ll enc ie s th at are al ways pre
se nting th e ms e l ve s afr e sh ,and attr ac t o ur A ffe ctio ns
c o ntinuall y ; the o th e r is o nl y fro m a po int o f
Hono ur, and a tak ing a P ride no t to ch ange
.
.
C L XX V III
P e rse v e r anc e is in Stri c tne ss, neith e r P r aise no r
B l ame -wo r th y ; fo r it see ms to be o nly the la s ting
o f c e rtai n I ncl inati o n s an d Op ini o ns , whi ch Me n
ne ith e r g ive no r tak e aw ay fr o m th e mse lve s
.
CL
XXIX
ve o f new A c qu aintanc e ,is no t s o much
fr o m be ing we ary o f wh at we h ad be fo re , o r any
Sati sfac tio n th e r e is in cha ng e ,as it is th e Co n c e rn
fo r be ing to o l ittl e ad mire d b y th o se th at k no w us
e b
t
em
h
we ll ,and the H o pe o f be ing admi red mo r
y
th at k no w us b ut l ittl e
The L
o
.
C L XXX
W c mpl
e
o
ain
so me tim e s that
o ur
Friends
are
M O R A L R EFL ECT I ONS
66
se izing who l e
Countrier, th o ugh ne ve r s o u nj us tl y and b arb ar o usl y,
is d igni fi ed with th e G l o r io us Name o f g ai ning
and
no
b l e A tc hi e ve ments ,
and
the
Conquer“
.
XX X V
CL
W c f ss
e
o ur
on e
Faul ts, b y
h Sinc e rity to
I njury th e y h ave d o ne us in
m ak e am e nd s fo r th e
th e Estee m o f Oth e rs
t at
.
X XX V I
CL
So me Heroes
h ave bee n acc o unte d so fo r be ing
gre atl y Wrei ed,no l e ss th an o th e rs fo r be ing gre atl y
CL
XXX V II
W
d o no t al ways d e sp i se
V i c e s , b ut it is i mpo ssib l e no t
h ave no V ertue
e
Me n
to
h ave so me
d e sp i se th o se th at
th at
.
u
CL x x x v r
Th e Nam e
l
ab e to
o ne
s
and
l atera
P r ete n c e
l ,as
re al
CL x x x
V ertue is
of
V ices
as
se rvic e
.
ix
W
So ul is h at we c an b e n o
mo re se cur e o f,th an th at o f o ur Body : A n d th o ugh
a M an ma
m
f
ar fr o m V ieeand P a rd o n , e t h e
y
y
is in as much D ange r o f fall in g into th e m, as o ne
The H eal th
o f th e
'
‘
M OR A L
m
pe rfe c t
Sick ne ss
a
State
R EFL ECTI ONS
H e al th i s
of
Of
67
h aving
a
Fit
of
.
CXC
ch Man s Bir th to h ave m ark t
ertue:
and V ieee,
o ne s
o ut the B o un d s o f e ve r
V
y
and to ha ve d e te r mined h o w G o o d o r h o wWi ck e d
th at Man sh all be c ap ab l e o f b e ing
Nature
se e ms
’
at e a
.
CXCI
No ne but Gre at Me n
are
c ap abl e
of
be ing
gre atl y
CXCII
V ice: may b e said to ta k e us fro m o ne to anoth e r
in th e Co ur se o f o ur L ive s, j ust as In n - h ep ”:
wh e re we l od ge up o n a J o urne y d o and I q u e s tio n,
wh e th e r if we c o uld trav e l th e same Ro ad twic e
o ve r , th e Ex e r ie nc e o f h aving b e e n o nc e ill used ,
wo uld pre vai with us to ch ange o ur H o use ne x t
T im e
p
.
CXCIII
Wh
with
e n o ur
an
W f rs k
ee:
o
a
Op inio n ,th at we
e us ,
we pl ease
p ar te d first,and
s l s
l eft the m
o ur e ve
.
CXCI V
The
D istem pe rs
h ave th e ir Re l apse s,
as man
and as d ang e r o u s as th o s e o f the B o d ;
y
y
and wh at w
e tak e fo r a pe r
fe c t Cure ,is gene r all y
o f the
So ul
MO R A L R EFL ECT IONS
68
h e r 53W
ch ang ing o f th at
s ame D isease, o r the
fo r an o th e r
Of
e it
th e
.
C XC V
The D efect:
W u ds
Fa ult:
and
o f th e
Mind , are l ik e
f r all imaginab l e C are
h ath bee n tak en to h e al the m up , still th e re w ill b e
ar
i
a Sea r l e ft b e h ind, and th e
e
n c o nti nu al D an e r
y
g
o f b r eak ing th e S k in,and b urs ting o ut agai n
o
n
in
th e
B ody
; a te
.
C XCV
Th e
o nl
I
R
e as o n wh
w
e
d
o
y
y
W
no t
i
e
v
g
sl s
o ur e ve
ee, is o fte nti me s b e c ause o ur
intire ly to o ne
tio n: a re d i vid ed , and we are fo nd o f se ve r al
.
W
C XCV
II
s il y fo rg et o ur Fa ultr, wh e n
k no ws th e m b ut o ur se lve s
e
ea
no
b o dy
.
CXC V I II
So m e Me n a re s o ,g o o d , th at o ne c anno t
be li e ve any th ing ill o f th e m , with o u t th e D e m o n
strat io n o f se ei ng it o ur se l ves , b ut ne ve r any we r e
e sh ould b e asto nish ed wh e n w
s o go o d ,th at w
e do
s e e It.
W
e
CXCIX
set
h rs ;
c opio us in
an o t e
up
an
d
th e
P r aise
d o wn
no t b e so
P rince,and Mo ns ie ur
to
o ne
o
f the
.
pull
M OR A L R EFLEC TI ONS
0
7
ccv
Nic ene ss o f B e h av io ur in
or
P aint,wh ich
Wm
o
en :
Wm
h
t e y us e ,th e
i
l y a D re ss
se t o ff th e i r
en, s o n
o
be tte r
to
C CV I
rtue is
th e ir o wn Q
V
ly
Re gar d to
th e ir R ep utation
d
an
h in g , but a
T e nd e rne ss fo r
no t
e nt
e
a
.
C CV II
Th e re is no be tte r P r o o f o f a Man s be ing truly
Good, th an his d e s i ri ng to be c o n stantly u nde r the
Ob se rvatio n o f g o o d M en
’
.
I II
Fo ll y d o gs us e v e ry wh e re , and at all T ime s
If o ne Man se e m wi se r th an h is Neigbéo urn it is
o nl , b e c aus e h is Fo llie:
are be tte r su ite d to h is
y
CCV
.
A ge
d hi s Fortune
an
.
C CIX
Th e re are a gre at many Callie: th at k no w it,
o o d U se o f th e We ak nes s and
and mak e ve r
g
y
Eas ine ss o f th e ir o wn Temper
.
CCX
h live s with o ut
imag ine s
He
he
t at
.
Folly , is
no t s o
wise
as
M OR A L
R EFL ECTIONS
7
1
CCXI
B o th Folly
d
an
Wi d m c
ro
o me
up o n
with
us
CCXII
So m e Me n
Bo d ie s Mo uth
are
a
l ik e B alla d r, th at
l ittl e whil e
in
ar
e
eve
ry
.
CCXIII
ge ne ral ity o f the World k no wno o th e r Way
th e V gue th e
o f j ud g ing P e o pl e s Wo r th , b ut b
y
y
are in ,o r th e Fo rtune s th e y hav e me t with
The
o
.
CCXI V
Th e L
Reputa tion , th e Fe ar o f Sbame,
th e D e s ig n o f pr o mo ting an l a tera l ,the D e s ire o f
m ak ing L ife e as ie and c o nve nie nt, and a l o ng ing to
p ull d o wn s o me abo ve us ,are fre que ntl y the Cause s
orld
o f th at V al o ur s o much cr ie d up in the
o ve
of
W
.
C CX V
V a lour in
wh ich thgy
L ive l ih o o d
priv ate Soldier: is a h azard o us Trad e ,
h ave bo und th e mse l ve s to ,to ge t th e ir
.
CC X V
I
Co mpl eat Courage, and ab s o l ute Co wa rdic e, are
The v as t
Ex tr e me s th at ve ry few Me n fall into
.
MO R AL
72
R EFL EC T ION S
in te rme diate K ind s ,
and De gr
eea o f
and the se di t
fe r as much
Face s,o r the i r H um o urs
from one ano the r
So me Men ve ntu re at all upo n the first Cbarge
do
o , b ut if the A ction co ntinue , the y c oo l , and
o r tw
So me satis fie the msel ve s wit h
in stric t H onour was neceaaary ,
be pre vai led upo n to ad vanee o ne
S
fart her It no o bs e rv abl e , that so me have no t
the co mmand o f their Fm“, at all Twl es M e
Space
m id dl e
co n tains
all the
.
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m
.
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M OR A L R EFL EC TI ONS
74
ccx x u
Me n
loth
l o se th e ir
L iv er,and ye t the y
are d e sir o us o f
e tti ng Hon o ur to o , wh ich i s th e
g
rea so n wh y Me n o f Ga llantry us e mo re D e x te r ity
and Wit to
d e cl ine D ea tb , th an Kna w: d o to
se cure th e ir Ed a m
are
to
.
Cc x x IIl
r y few P e rs o ns , b ut disc o ve r as
so o n as th ey c o me to d e cl ine in Y e ars , wh e re
th e ch ie f Faili ngs lie , b o th o f th e ir B ody and
th e ir M md
CCXXI V
The re
are
ve
,
.
G ratitude
m o ng
k ee ps
a
Tradcm m , it
Frim dr, is l ik e Credi t amo ng
B us ine ss up , and maintain s th e
A nd we
P ri n c ipl e
fr e q ue ntl y pay no t s o
a
th at we o ugh t to d is
ch arge o ur D btr, as to se cure o ur s el ve s a P l ac e
to be trus ted in ano th e r T ime
Corrcrpon dm ce
much o ut o f
.
e
.
CCXX V
So me th e re are wh o h av e d o ne all th at c an be
a
e xpe c te d b
o f Gra titude, and are no t ab l e
y
y
fo r all th at, to pl e ase th e ms e l ve s up o n th e ir be in g
grate ful , no t satisfi ed w ith wh at th e y h ave d o ne
W
.
Th at
CCXX V I
wh ich o cc asio ns s o many Mis tak e s
in
the
M OR A L R EF L E C TI O N S
75
Computation: o f Me n, whe n th e y e xpe ct Retur ns
fo r Favo urs, is , th at bo th the Giv er and the
R eceiv er are pr o ud , and s o th e se Two c an ne ve r
a gre e up o n the v al u e o f the K ind ne sse s tha t ha ve
b e e n d o ne
Th e Giv er o ve r - re ck o n s, and the
Receiv er un de rv alue s th e m
.
.
CCX X V I I
To
is
o ne
m ake to o much has te
s o rt o f Ingratitude
to
r e turn
an
.
CCXXV I II
Me n find
it mo re
i
e as e
A c k no wl ed gme nts , th an
D e s i re s
to
se t
B ou nd s
H o pe s
h r
to t e i
to
d
an
h r
th e ir
t ei
.
CCXXIX
r c an ind ure
a
ne v e r c are s to
py
P ride
L
o ve
ne ve
to
be in D ebt,and
.
CCXXX
h we h ave re c e ived , sh o ul d
1 11 th at h ath be e n d o ne us
Th e G o o d
fo r the
t at
q
ualific
.
CC XXX I
No th ing is
Example
;
o f so
and
no
fi
spre ad ing 3 Nature,as
d oe s any e xc ee ding G o od ,
stile nt
at)
M OR AL R E F L E CT I O N S
76
ve ry wic ked Th ing ; but it pr od uces o the rs o f
Th e G o o d we are c arried to th e
th e same ki nd
or
.
.
of
imitati o n
by
Shame indee d c o nfin e s and k e e ps up cl o se , b ut
Ex ampl e unl o cks its Chains , and l ets it l o o se
.
CCX XXII
To
Fo lly
h ink
t
to
Wis
be
l
a o ne ,
e
is
y gre at
’
a ve r
.
CCXXXIII
Wh
I
ate ve
r
l
h m
t e
I
h r pre te nded C ause we may fath e r
h o n y it is ve r
Often noth ing b ut
p
y
Vanity , that are the tru e C aus e s o f
ot e
Afl ietiom
Intereet, and
o ur
V
«
.
CCXXXI V
The r e
Hypocri ti“
se ve ral k ind s in o ur
Afl ietiom
In o ne so rt, we pr ete nd to l ame nt
th e L o ss o f s o me Friend e xc ee di ng d e ar to us ,
and all th e wh il e
th i s L a menta tio n is o nl y fo r
We are tr o ub l ed to th ink o ur sel v e s
Our s e l v e s
l e ss h appy , l e ss e as ie , l e ss c o ns ide r ab l e , and l e s s
e
w e r e b e fo r e
Thus th e D ead
v alu ed , th an w
c arry the Nam e and th e H o no ur o f th o s e T e ars,
th at are sh ed o nl
up
n th e A cc o u nt o f th e L iving
o
y
A nd th is I c all Hypoc rie ie o f o ne k ind , be c aus e in
th e s e Afl ietior
zr, P e o pl e imp o se up o n
th e ms e l ve s
The re is ano th e r k ind, no t s o h ar ml ess as th is ,
be c ause th at imp o s e s upo n all th e Wo rl d
A nd
are
of
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
r
78
M O R AL R E F L E C T I O N S
CCXXX V
W
I
sil y co mf orted fo r the D isgr ac e s o f o ur
Fr ie nd s , wh e n th e y g ive us an o cc as io n o f e xpre s s
ing o ur T e nd e rn e ss fo r th e m
e are e a
.
C C XXXV II
One w o ul d th ink , th at Se lf L o ve w e re O ve r
re ach ed b y G o od Nature and V e rtue , and th at a
M an wh o ll y fo rg et s and ne gl e c ts h ims e lf,wh e n h e
is emplo y d in pr o mo tin g th e A d vantag e o f Oth e r s
B ut, wh e n all is d o ne , th is is th e m o st e ffe c tual
Way o f c o mp assing a Man s o wn Ends ; it is
p utti ng o ut to I nte re st, wh e n we pretend to ive
free l y ; in a Wo rd ,it is w
inni ng o ve r th e A é c
ti o ns o f all th at k no w us ,and g aini ng up o n th e m
b y a m o r e nic e and d e xte r o us Way
-
-
’
.
’
~
e
.
CCXXX V
No M an d e se rve s
III
b e c o mme nde d
fo r his
V e rtu e , wh o h ath it n o t i n hi s P o we r to b e
wi ck ed ; all o th e r G o o d ne s s is g e ne r all y no be tte r
ill
th an Sl o th ,o r an Imp o tenc e in th e
to
'
,
W
.
CCXXXIX
s afe r to d o mo st Me n H urt, th an
th e m to o much G o o d
It i s
to
do
.
CCX L
No th ing impo se s m o re upo n
o ur
P ride ,
h
t an
M OR AL R EF L EC TI ON S
79
I ntim ac y and p artic ul ar Confidence: o f G reat
P e r s o n s ; fo r we l o o k upo n o ur se l ve s as ad mitted
to th e s e b y vi rtu e o f o ur o wn D e s e rt ; and ne v e r
c o nside r , th at it h appe ns much Oft ne r, fr o m a
p articul ar V anity in th e ir H umo ur , o r th e no t
be ing ab l e to k ee p a Se cr et
Fo r i nd e ed , a Man
may Ob se rv e , th at th e unb o s o mi ng o ne s s e lf to
ano th e r , is a ki nd o f re l e as e to th e S o ul , whi ch
strive s to l ighten its B urd e n, and find Ease , b y
thr o wing o ff the We igh t th at lay h e avy up o n it
th e
.
.
CC X L
If we l o o k
I
p
A gre e ab l e ne ss di s tin c t fr o m
B eauty, we may c all it a s o rt o f P r o p o rtio n, the
Rul e s o f wh ich no b o d y c an p o s itive l y d e fi ne ; a
se cre t re l atio n o f th e L ine s to o ne ano th e r , and
o f all th e s e to g et h e r , to th e
C mple x io n and A ir
o f the P e rs o n
u on
o
.
CCX L
II
W
A Coequet Humour is th e very Nature o f
o me n,
b ut all o f th e m d o n o t pr actis e it,b e c au se s o me
are r e str aine d , e ith e r b
e ar , o r b
e tte r Se n se
F
b
y
y
.
C CX L II I
W fr qu tly
r
l
s
r
we thi nk it imp o ssib l e fo r us e v e r
e
e
en
a e
t o ub e o me to
to
h rs , whe n
Ot e
be
so .
C CX L
Th e re
are
b ut
ve
ry
IV
fe w Things impo ss ib l e
in
MOR A L
80
h e ir o wn
t
Na ture ;
R EFLEC T I ONS
we
and
D
eulties , s o
gfi
q
Res olution in the us e o f
con uer
do
much
Means
want Mean s
no t
as
Application
to
and
.
CC X L V
Th e
to
principal P o int o f q dom, is
v alue Tbin s ju st as th e
e s e rve
d
g
y
k no w h o w
to
.
CCX L V
It is a gr eat A ct
is e
o ne s b eing
W
of
Ws d m t
at
we
l
l
ab e to concea
V
II
ke
fo r G e ne r o s ity, is ve ry o fte n n o
A mbition w e ll fi s s emb/ed, th at s co ms
ta
to
pursu e greate r
CCX L
V
ly
.
III
Th at wh ich m o st Me n wo ul d
f i delity , i s
be
.
h e r th an
m e an I nte r es ts , o nly
ot
o
o
i
CCX L
Wh
I
ut 11
p
o f Se
on
us
fo r
- L ov e
Contriv ance
, to
m ak e o ur s el ves trusted ; it is a Tri ck to s et o ur
s e l ve s abo ve o th e r P e o ple , and get th e mos t im
‘
orta nt M atters d e p o s ite d wi th us ,upo n a Cor idence
p
y
th at th e y are th e n in s afe H ands
on
a
'
.
CCX L IX
Magna nimi ty d e sp ise s all,th at
it may
gr asp
all.
M OR A L R EFL ECT I ONS
P ride, wh ich d e b as e s it s e lf with a D e sign
Of be ing e x al te d ; a nd th o ugh th is V ice transfo rm
it s e lf into a Th o us and s e ve r al Sh ap e s , yet th e
D isgui s e is ne ve r mo re e ffe ctu al ,no r mo re c apab l e
o f d e c e ivin g th e
o rl d ,th an wh en c o nc e al ed u nde r
a Fo rm o f Humili y
t
s o rt
of
W
.
C CL
Th e Res entment:
h
I
Soul
o f th e
h ave
h o f th em
V oice,th e ir Ges tures
eac
Cad e n c e o f th e
e c uli ar to
o f the B o d y,and th e ir Forms and A ir
i
th e m ; and ,as this P r o priety i s w e ll o r il o bs e rv e d
in th e s am e P r o p o rti o n the P e rs o ns pl eas e o r dis
t eir
T o ne
V
and
’
l
pl ease us
‘
.
CCL
Men o f all P rof es s ions
II
V
c t an Ai r, and Out
s ide ,th at may m ak e appe ar wh at th e y are t h o ught
to b e ; s o th at a Man may s ay, Th at th e wh o l e
Wo rl d is mad e up o f no th ing but A ppe aranc e s
f
af e
.
CC L
is
in
h
III
V
k ind o f mystic al Be h avi o ur in the
o ut to c o nc eal ,and se t o ff th e D e fe c ts
a
h r
t at ano t e
b ath fo r him
.
83
MO R A L R E F L E CTI O NS
CC L X
C ivili ty is a D e sire to be c ivill y used, and
th o ught an acco mplis h d w e ll b r ed Man
to
be
P
eo le, is b ut
g
p
an
’
.
CC L XI
.
The b reeding we g ive
l Se lf- L
na
ave a
bette r
o
ve , b
C o nceit
of
CCL
y
oun
wh ich we mak e
he mse lves
h
t em
.
XII
Se lf- L o v e h ath no wh e re a greate r sh ar e , no r
is m o r e pr e d o minant in any P as s io n, th an i n th at
m
e dis p o s ed to
e , and Men are al w
a
s
r
o
L
o
o
v
f
V
y
s acrific e all th e B ase o f th e m th ey l o ve , than to
p art with any D e gree o f th ei r o wn
.
CCL
Wh
XIII
we c all
L ib e r al ity, is fo r the m o st p art
o nl y th e V anity o f Gi ving ; and we e x e rc i se it,
be c aus e we are mo r e fo nd o f that V an ity,th an o f
the Thi ng we g ive
at
.
CC L
XI V
C o mp assio n is freq uentl y a Sen se o f o ur
ow
n M is fo rtu ne s , in th o se o f o th e r M e n : It i s an
ingenious Fores igl t o f th e D i a ters th at may fall
up o n us h e re afte r We r e l ie ve o th e rs , th at th ey
may return th e l ik e ,wh e n o ur o wn O cc as io ns c all
P ity
and
s
s
.
s
84
M O R A L R E F L E CT I O N S
fo r it ; and th e g o o d Offi c e s we d o th e m,are ,in
s tri ct sp e ak ing , s o man
K
i
ndn e sse s d o n e to o ur
y
s e lve s b e fo r e -h and
.
CCX L
It is
h
t at
d
an
l
ab e
fr o m
a
W k ss
e a ne
V
and
L ittl e ness o f So ul ,
in th e ir Op inio ns ;
Me n are sti ff and p o s itive
we are ve r y lo th to be lie ve wh at we
ppre h end
to a
are no t
.
CCL XV I
mi ghty Err o r,to supp o se ,th at no ne b ut
vi o l e nt and
str o ng P assio ns , s uch as L ov e and
A mbition , are ab l e to vanqu ish th e r es t : Eve n Idle
ncs s , as fee b l e and l ang uish ing as it i s , s o m eti m e s
r e ig ns o v e r th e m ; thi s usurps th e Thr o ne , and
s its p ar amo u nt o ve r all th e D e s ign s and A c ti o n s
o f o ur L ive s ,and i ns en s ib l
as te s and d e s tr o s all
w
y
y
It is
o ur
a
P as s ions
ll
and a
o ur
V ertues
.
CC L XV II
A Readin ess to b e lie ve Ill ,b e fo re we h ave d ul y
e x amine d it, is th e Effe c t o f L a z ines s and P ride
Me n are pl e as ed to find o th e rs to b l ame , and l o th
to g ive th e m se l v e s th e tr o u b l e o f inq ui r ing h o w far,
and wh eth e r th e
are s o o r no t
y
.
.
CCL
W r fus s m Judg
e
e
e
o
e
X V II I
es
in
Matte rs
of
l e ss
co n
M O R AL
86
R EFL EC T I ON S
C C L XXI V
The li ving stric t! b y Rul e , fo r th e pr e s e r vatio n
o f Healtb ,is o ne 0
th e m o st tr o u b l e s o m e D i se a se s
th at c an b e
.
CCL XXV
That g o o d D isp o s iti o n wh ich bo asts o f being
mo s t te nd e r ,i s o ft en stifl ed b y the l e ast I nte re st
.
XX V I
A b s enc e c o o ls m o d e r ate P ass io ns , and infi ame s
vi o l e nt o ne s ; jus t as th e Wi nd b l o ws o ut C an dl e s ,
b ut k indl e s Fire s
C C L XX V I I
Wo me n o ft en fan c y th emse lve s in L o ve , whe n
Th e D ive rs io n o f an
th e r e is no s uch matte r
A mo ur,th e l ittl e C o mm o tio n s th at an I trigue r ai s e s
in th e ir B r e as ts ; th e natur al I n cl in ati o n to be
Co urted ,and th e Tr o u b l e o f de nying , m ak e s th e m
fanc y th at wh at th ey fee l is P assio n ; wh en, in
Tru th ,it is n o thi ng b ut a coguet Humo ur
CC L
.
.
n
.
C CL XX V III
Th e
r l y h o ne st Man is ,wh o
t u
A ffe c tatio n
vertu o us with o ut
.
CCL
Wh
is
XXIX
mak e s us o fte n di s satis fy d with th o se wh o
u nde rtak e an A cc o mmod atio n, is , th at th ey v e ry
o ft e n sacr i fic e th e I nte r e st o f th eir Fri e nd s ,to the
at
’
M OR A L R EFL EC TIO NS
87
I nte r e st o f th e Succ e s s o f th e ir Ne g o tiati o n,whi ch
be c o me s th e ir o wn b y th e H o no ur o f h aving suc
c e e ded in th e Ente rpr i z e
.
Wh
we
C
C CL XXX
T e nde r ne ss o ur
Frie nds h ave fo r us ,th i s s ve ry o fte n,no t so much
o ut o f a Se ns e o f G r atitude ,as fr o m a D e s ir e to
p e rswade P e o pl e o f o ur o wn gre at Wo rth ,th at c an
d e se r ve s o much Kindne ss
en
p
th e
u on
a ge
I
.
CC L XXXI
The A ppl ause we
give
to
Me n, th at
are
just
o fte n
s etting up fo r Re putati o n in the Wo rld , is
Sp irit o f Envy ; and a s e cr e t way o f d e
tr ac ting fr o m Oth e r s , th at h ave e s tab lish ed a g o o d
Re pu tati o n to th e mse l ve s alre ad y
.
C CL XXXII
P r ide th at insp ir e s us w ith s o much Envy , is
s o meti m e s o f us e to ward the m od e rati ng it to o
.
CCL
Th e re
XXXIII
s o m e Co unte rfeits so ve ry l ik e Truths ,
th at we s h o ul d inj ure o ur Jud g ments ,no t to su b mit
to th e Ch e at
are
.
CCL
It i s
s o m etime s
as
XXXI V
eat
r
g
a
P o int
o
f
Wisd m ,t
o
o
M OR A L
88
k no w h o w to
Oth e rs ,as to b e
R EFL ECTI ONS
m ak e us e o f g o o d A d vic e
ab l e to ad vi s e o ne s s e lf
fro m
.
CC L
XXX V
Th e re are s o me wic k e d Me n in th e Wo rl d , th at
w o ul d no t be ab l e to d o h alf s o much hurt , if th e y
h ad no g o od Q ual itie s to r e c o mm e nd th e m
.
CC L
M agna nimity
X XX V I
s uffic ie ntly u nd e rsto o d , and
is
de
fi ned , b y its ve r y Name B ut yet o ne may s ay,
Th at it is th e Wis d o m o f P ride ,th e b e s t and mo st
n o b l e Meth o d fo r g etting
th e Commenda tions o f
o th e rs
.
.
CC L XXXV I I
No M an
P e rs o n
c an
wh o m
he
rul y l o ve , a s e c o nd T ime , the
h ath o nc e trul y c e ased to l o ve
t
.
CC L XXXV II I
The d iffe re nt M eth o d s fo r
c o mp assing the s ame
D e sig n, c o me no t s o much fr o m th e fr uitful ne ss o f
o ur I nv e nti o n s ,as fr o m th e w
e ak ne ss o f o ur U nde r
s tandi ngs ; wh ich mak e s us p itch up o n e ve ry fr e sh
M atte r th at pre s ents it s e lf to o ur Fanc y,and d o e s
n o t fur ni s h us with Ju d g me nt s u ffi c ient to d i s c e rn
,
at firs t s igh t,wh ich Of th e m i s b e s t and mo s t fo r
,
o ur purp o s e
.
M OR A L
9
0
R EFL ECT I ONS
CCX CV
W
e are
Mind s
ve ry
far
fr o m always k no wing
o ur o
wn
.
CCXCV I
h ard matte r to l o ve th o s e , fo r wh o m we
h ave no t a r e al Es te em ; and it is e ve ry wh it as
h ard to l o ve th o s e,th at we th ink a great d e al be tte r
th an o ur s e lv e s
It is
a
.
CCXC V I I
The H um o urs
of
th e
Bo d y
h ave
a
cons tant
Co urs e, and reg ula r M otion, th at ins ens ib l y d raws
ill afte r it ; th e y tak e th e ir R o u nd s to g et h e r ,
o ur
t
ur
and g o ve rn us b
n s : So th at o ur Cons titution
y
h ath , in Truth , 3 ve r y c o nside r ab le Sh are in all we
d o ,th o ugh we c anno t alway s pe rc e ive it
W
.
CCX CV III
gre at many Me ns Gra titude is no th ing e ls e,b ut
a se cr et D e s ire to h o o k in m o r e valu ab l e Ki nd
ne sse s h e r e afte r
A
.
C CXCIX
A lm o st
d e l igh t to re turn
e i r A ck no w
sm all Fa v ours ; a gre at
h
a
t
p y
led gme nts fo r mo de r ate o ne s , b ut th e re is sc arc e
an
b
o d , b ut is unth an kful fo r such as are e x tra
y
y
o r di nary
.
e ve
ry
b o dy
k s
m any
ta e
a
MO R AL
R EFL ECT IO NS
1
9
CCC
So m e Follies , li k e D is eas es , are
caugh t
b y In
CCCI
A bund anc e o f Me n d e sp ise R icbes ,b ut fe w k no w
h o w to dis p o se o f th e m
.
CC CII
It is in Matte rs o f no gr e at m o me n t c o mm o nl y,
wh e re we venture ,no t to be l ie ve P r o bab il itie s
.
Wh
CC CII I
r M en say in o ur Commendation ,th e y te ll
us n o th i ng but what we k ne w be fo re
ate ve
.
W ft f rg i
we
h s h h ave i j ured us, but
n e ve r p ard o n th o s e th at we have i j ured
o
e
c an
CCCI V
en
o
ve
t o e t at
n
n
.
CC CV
Interes t, upo n wh ich we c o mmo nl y lay the b l ame
o f all o ur ill A c tio n s , o fte nti me s d e se rv e s th e c o m
me nd atio n d ue to o ur g o od o ne s
.
A
Man
c ease s to
farth e r
.
CCCV I
se l d o m fi nd s P eo pl e
b e in
a
Concfi tion
of
unth ank fult till
ob
liging them
he
an
y
M OR A L R EFL ECT I ON S
2
9
C CC V II
It is as c o mme nd ab l e , fo r a M an to th in k we ll
o f h imse lf wh e n h e is al o ne , a s it is r idi cul o us to
pu b l is h hi s d o ing it in all Co mp anie s
.
C CCV III
Mo de r atio n is re pre se nte d
V ertue, with a
D e s ig n to re strain the A mbition o f Great M en ;
and to p e rs wad e th o s e o f a me ane r Condition , to
b e c o nte nted with a l e ss P r o p o rtio n o f M eri t,
and o f Fo rtune
as
a
.
CCCIX
Th e re are s o me Me n cut o ut fo r Fools , th at d o
no t o nl y mak e th e ir Folfi es th e ir Ch o ic e , b ut are
fo rc ed into th em by Fortune, wh e th e r th e y will
o r no .
CCCX
Such
Odd
ing Huma ne
h elp
us
we ll
A cc ide nts th e re are s o m
et ime s ,attend
L ife, th at a l ittl e Fo ll y is ne c e ss ar y to
o ut o f th e m
.
CCCXI
is
If th e re b e M e nwh o se Fo ll y ne ve r app e are d ,it
o nl y fo r wan t o f b e ing ni c e ly lo o k t i nto
.
C CC XII
Th e Re as o n wh y L a dies , and
h r
t ei
L
o v ers
are
MO R AL
94
CCC X V III
may be fo und to cure Folly,but
rm a pe rv e rs e Sp irit
So m e
n o ne that
R EFL ECT I ONS
can
.
CCCXIX
No bo d y
can
c o ntinue l o ng
hin k r e sp e c tfull y
B enef acto rs ,if th e y all o w th e m
talk o ften o f th e ir Faul ts
h e ir Fri ds and
se l ve s the libe rty to
of t
en
to t
.
CCCXX
To
c o mmend P rinces fo r V ertues whi ch th e y have
no t,is o nly to ta k e a safe Way o f abusing th e m
.
CCC XXI
W
e
may
s o o ne r be b r o ugh t to lov e th em th at
th e m th at lov e us m o r e than w
e d e s ir e th e
y
us , th an
sh o uld d o
.
CCCXXII
h s
h
b ut
t o e
the
Mercy
t at
CCCXX II I
O ur lVis dom
Fortune, as
o ur
lies as much
P o sse ss io ns d o
at
of
.
CCCXXI V
l
o
i
c is
go g
th e lov e o f
e
as
much fr o m
o ur se lve s
no t s o
'
.
th e lov e o f
h e r,
ano t
MO R A L R EFL EC TI ON S
95
cccx x v
W
f
o te ntime
e
s
Mis fo rtunes
Judgment, wh ich th e
c o mfo rted
are
b y the want o f Reas on and
Stre ng th o f Reas on c o ul d no t
fo r
c o mfo rt us und e r
.
CCCXX V I
The
h n
t a
ex
r
a
s ing o f a Man, dish o no urs
D ish o no ur
o
him
m o re
.
CCCXX V II
When we o wn small Fa ults ,it is with a Des ig n
to m ak e P e o pl e be l ie ve ,we h ave no gr e at cum
.
Envy is
Hatred
CCCXX V III
mo re inc ap ab l e o f Reconcilmion than
.
CC CXXIX
Me n fanc y so metime s ,th e y h ave
Flattery , whe n, al as ! it is
-
e
xpre ssing
it
o
nly
an
A ve r s io n
to the
manne r
to
o
f
.
W
C
CCCXXXI
It is h arde r to c o nti nu e faithful , afte r
Succ e ss , m
an afte r ill Usag e
.
o
o
d
g
M O R A L R EFL EC TI ONS
Wm
o
C CCXXXII
n o t se n s ib l e h o w e xc ee d ing
e n are
tbey a re
.
CCCXXXIII
Wo men are ne ve r ab so lute l y re se rved, e xc ep t
wh e r e th e y h ave an A ve rs io n
.
Wm
o
h
en
C CCXXXI V
m o re e asil y c o n qu e r th ei r
c an
h r Afi
i
t an t e i
ctat on .
CC CXXXV
e ne r all
ar
er
s
g
f
t
h
oe
g
y
D ec e it
Th e r e is o ne
v e n ts Je al o usi e
in
L
ov e,
CCCXXXV I
k ind o f L ove,wh e re Exc e ss
h
t an
e
r
p
.
h
So m e
t at
h
g o od
h ave
no
CCCXXX V II
uali ties are li k e o ur Sens es , th o s e
Q
us e o f th e m , c an h ave no No ti o n
o f t e m.
C CCXXXV I II
Wh en o ur Hatred is to o fi e rc e, it subj ec ts us
to th e P e rs o ns we h ate
.
in
C CCXXXIX
O ur g o o d and o ur ill Fo rtu ne are b o th r e se nted ,
pro p o rti o n to the L ove we h ave fo r o ur se lve s
.
R EFL EC TIONS
MO R A L
8
9
R ules in th e ir
s titution b e b ut
M ind
c o nse nti ng
e
e
such
as
om
ar
e
meet
o f o ur o
with
wn
Con
t ei
.
CCCX L
W s ld
h r
D ispo s ition ,if
and
V
II
an
i
w
s e M en , e xc e p t
y
Opinio n
.
CCCX L V I II
Wh
en a
Man is
wh at h e mo st
in L ove,h e d o ub ts , v e r y
firmly b e li e ve s
o ft e n,
.
CCCX L IX
gre ate s t ! Mi rac l L ove c an wo rk ,is
P e o pl e o f th eir Coq uet H um o ur
Th e
e
to
c ur e
.
CCC L
Th e Reas o n why we h av e s o l ittl e P atie nc e with
th o s e th at h av e tr i ck ed us , is b e c aus e th e y fan c y
th e mse lve s to have m o r e Wit than we
.
CCC L I
Wh
fi nd s
en a
it th e
Man
is
o ut
of
h arde st Th ing
L
with h ims e lf, he
Wo rl d to b re ak
ov e
in th e
.
CCC L I I
W
g e ne rall y s o o nest we ary o f th o s e Me n,
wh o m we o ught ne ve r to b e we ary o f at all
e
are
.
MOR A L R EFL EC TI ON S
CCC L
I
An
b ut
no t
III
mplis h d M an may
sp ttis hl
y
’
ac co
99
l o ve
ind iscr e etl y,
.
CCC L IV
Th e re are s o m e
m anag ed , m ak e a
s e lf
Fa ults , wh ich wh en de x te r o usl y
b righ te r She w
h
t an
V ertue it
.
CCC L V
So me
Men
are
we l o se th e m
ve r y l ittl e
m o re wis e d th an l ame nted wh e n
am e nted , and
much
l
and o th e rs v e r
y
’
mis s d
’
.
CCC L
W v ry s ld m c mm
e
r s
e
ea ne t, e
o
e
o
xc e pt such
as
V
I
‘
d any bo d y in
ad mir e us
en
go o d
.
CCC L V II
e
s
ruck
w
t
h
l
i
t
t
l
e xc e edingl
t
i
y
-
Me an
Souls are
Th ing s , b ut gre at Souls
p o sed b y no ne
see
all, and
are
di s c o m
.
CCC L V III
Humility is th e sure Evid e nc e o f Cbris tia n V crtue
With o ut th is we re tain all o ur Faults s till ,and th e y
are o nl
o ve r ed o ve r with P rid e , wh ich h id e s th e m
c
y
fr o m o th e r Men s Ob erv ation,and s o metime s fr o m
s
.
.
’
o ur o
wn
s
to o . r
Unf a itbf ulnes s
CCC L IX
o ugh t to
u
ench
q
o ur
L
ov e
u
e,
i
t
q
M OR A L
Io o
and
No
will
R EFL ECT I ON S
we
d o ill to b e j eal o us e wh e n th e re is Reas o n
b o dy i s wo rth th e Je alo us ie o f ano th e r , wh o
gi ve any just o cc as io n fo r it
.
.
CCC L X
Small Faults , wh e reby Our se l ve s w e r e su ffe r e rs ,
l e s s e n th e Conmzitters o f th e m in o ur Este e m, mo re
th an gr e at o ne s c o mmi tted ag ains t o th e r P e o pl e
.
'
~
Jea lo us ie is
n o t al w
a s die
y
CCC L XI
lways
with it
b o rn
a
with
L
o v e,b ut
it d o e s
.
CCC L X II
h at o th er Pe o pl e us e to ward
us , a re o fte nti me s l e ss p ai nfu
l ,th an th o se we c o m
mit up o n o ur s e lves
The V io l en c es
t
.
CCC L XIII
g e n e rall y k no wn ,not to talk much
n o t c o n s id e r as th e
e, b ut M e n d o
o f o nes W
if
y
sh o uld , that they o ught much l e ss to talk o f th e m
se l v s
CCC L XI V
It is
e
a
Rul e
.
So m e
g o od Qual itie s, if th e y b e na tural,asually
d e g e ne r ate into Faul ts,and o th e rs ag ain, are ne ve r
c o mpl e at, if th e y b e ac qui red : Fo r instanc e , a
Ma n sh o ul d l e arn g o o d Hus oandry in hi s E tate,
s
M OR A L R EFL EC TI ONS
Io z
CCC L XX
It is c o mm o nl y th e Faul t o f P e o pl e in
th at th e y are n o t s e ns ib l e wh e n th e
c
e a se
y
be l o ved
CCC L XXI
No th ing is s o u nwe lc o m e a Sigh t,as th e P e rs o n
we low , wh en we h av e bee n co quetting it with s o m e
b o d y else
CCC L XXII
Th e re are so me Tea rs , th at afte r th e y h ave
ch e ated o th e r P eo pl e , c arry o n th e D e c eit, and
imp o se up o n o ur v e ry se lve s at l as t
.
.
.
CC CL XXII I
Th e M an that th ink s h e l o v e s
h e r o wn s ak e ,is mi gh til y mis tak e n
A
when
M is tres s fo r
h is
.
C CCL XXI V
Man may be ar h is Faul ts pretty p atiently,
h e is h ard ned s o far as to o wn th e m
.
C C CL XXV
and
CCCL
Th e
sh o rt
ru e
L
ove
XXV I
gre ate st
o f th e
t
Faul t o f P ene tra tion , is
Mark , b ut o ve rsh o o ting it
.
no t
c o m ing
MOR A L
R EFL ECT I ONS
CCCL
a
Io g
XXV I I
Me n give us A diviee,no t
wise use o f it
th e
ens e
d
S
g
oo
to
ma k e
.
CCC L XX V III
Wh en o ur M erit l o we rs ,o ur Tas te l o we rs with it
C CC L
as
.
XXIX
Fortune m ak e s o ur V ertues and V ices
L ight d oe s th e O b j e c ts o f Sigh t
visib l e ,just
.
Wh
h is L
en
a
Man
h is
ov e,t
is
CCC L XXX
fo rc e s
to
be
c o nstant
in
no
C CC L XXX I
ord r,
O ur A ctio ns are l ik e th e l as t Syll ab l e s in W
wh ich eve ry Man m ak e s Rbime to wh at he th inks
fit
.
CC CL
XXXI I
Th e D e sire o f talk ing o f o ur s e l ve s ,and sh ewing
o ur Fail ing s o n th at s id e we are c o nte nt th e y sh o ul d
be s ee n o n, m ak e s up a gr e at P art o f o ur Sinc erity
.
CC C L
XXXII I
Th e re is no thing d e serve s s o much to be
wo nd e red at, as th at Me n sh o ul d l iv e s o l o ng,
i
ng
and wo nde r at an
Th
y
.
MOR A L R EFLECT I ON S
CCC L XX XI V
m4
M en
far fro m b e ing
o f L ov e,as with a l ittl e
d eal
are as
satis fied
-
with
a
e at
r
g
.
CCC L XXX V
No Men
l east
b e ar
to
o ftne r
are
be
wr o ng , than th o se th at
c an
so .
CCC L XX XV I
A B loc! bead
M
an o f
oo
d
g
hath
no t
Stuff
e no
ugh
to
m ak e
a
.
"
I
VI
CCC L XXX
If V a nity do no t quite o ve r turn
at l e ast it mak es th em all totte r
-
o ur
V ertues ,yet
.
C CC L XXX V III
W hv
e
b e c ause
P ati e nc e
it is o ffe nsi ve to
a e no
with
o ur o
her
ot
wn
P e o pl e s V a nity ,
.
CC C L XXXIX
Interest is
mo re
s il y fo rg o ne th an
ea
Inclina tion
.
CCCXC
N b d y thi ks
o
h ath
o
been
n
l e ast k ind
Fortuno
to
.
so
,
blind,as
h
t os e sh e
M OR A L
1 06
we
ta
ing
so .
lk
R EF L EC T I ON S
P arti c ul ars , we
of
pre tty
are
r think
ne a
CCCXCV I I
Of all o ur Faul ts , we are m o s t e as il y rec o nc il ed
to Idlenes s ;
we pe rswad e o ur s e l ve s , that it is
all ied t o all th e P e ac e ab l e V ertues , and as fo r th e
r e st,th at it d o e s no t d e st r o y any o f th e m utte rly,
b ut o nl y suspe nd s th e Ex e rc i se o f th em
.
CCCXC V III
f Mi nd, th at h ath no
Tis a c e rtain A ir o f
d e pend an c e upo n
A u th o rity , that see ms to lay us o ut fo r G reat
Tis a v alue whi ch we inse nsib ly set
Thi ngs
upo n o ur se lv e s, and b
h
i
s
Qu
al it
s , th at we
t
i
t
i
y
y
usurp th e Re spe c ts o f o th e r P e o pl e , as if th e y we re
o ur d ue ; and th is it is c o m mo nl , th at r aise s us
y
mo re abo ve th e m, than eith e r Birta, o r Hono urs ,
o r e v e n D es ert it se lf
The re
is
S
a
’
’
.
.
CCCXCIX
Th e re
W rth s m tim
is
o f So ul, b ut
o
o
h r
t e e
s o me D e gree
o
f
is
e
neve
W rth
o
e s,
r
a
with out a G reatne ss
r
e at So ul wi th o u t
g
.
CCCC
G r e atne ss
d r e s s ing d o e s
of
M ind s et s
h and so me
o
ff M erit,
P e rso ns
.
as
go o d
M OR AL
R EFL EC TI ON S
Io 7
CCCCI
L
o V 6 !s
sh e
le ast
Part 0f a
mo di h Co u rtsh l
'
t
-A
s)
p
.
CCCCII
so me time s mak e s o ur ve ry Faifi gs the
Means o f rais ing us A nd th e re are s o me tro ub l e
so me Fe ll o ws, who d e s e rv e to be r e warded s o far,
as to h ave th ei r A b se nc e purch as e d b
e ferme nts
r
P
y
at a dis tanc e
Fortune
n
.
.
CCCCIII
Nature
see ms to h ave tre asured up in e ve ry o ne
o f o ur Min d s s o me se cr e t Talents , and s o me o ne
p arti c ul ar Facul ty, wh ich we are no t se ns ib l e o f ;
it is th e P rivil e g e o f th e P as ions al o ne , to b ring
th e se to L igh t, and to d ir e c t us s o m time s to s ure r
and m o r e e xc e ll ent A ims th an it is p o ss ib l e fo r A rt
s
e
to
do
.
CCCCIV
W c
e
o
me
l g ethe r fres h
a to
and
w into
ra
th e
s eve ral Stage s o f L ife, and no twithst andin g we
h ave l ived s o l o ng ,are as much to see k so me time s ,
as if w
e h ad ne v e r h ad an
xp
E
e rie n c e at all
y
.
CCCCV
pre te nd to b e je al o us o f th e ir
c o nc e al th ei r E vy o f o th e r Women
Coquets
n
.
L
o vers ,to
“
MOR A L
1 08
R EFL EC T IONS
CCCCV I
Th o se th at are o ve rtak e n b y any Sub til tie s o f
o urs , d o no t see m nea r s o fo o l is h and r id ic ul o us to
us ,as we o ur s e l v e s are in o ur o w
n O p ini o n,wh e n
we h ave bee n o utwitted b y th eirs
.
CCCCV
No th ing is
have
th e y
m o re
II
ridic ulo us
b e e n ha nd some
are no t so still
in
ol d
fo rm e rl y, than
P e o pl e , that
to
fo rg et,that
.
CCCCV
W
II I
ul d often bl us h fo r o ur v e ry b e st A ction ,
if th e Worl d di d b ut see all th e Mo tiv e s up o n
whi ch the y wer e do ne
e
sho
s
.
CCCCIX
Th e b o ld e St Stro k e ,and b e s t A ct o f Fr ie nd sh ip ,
is no t to di sc o v e r o ur Fail ings to a Friend, b ut to
‘
sh e w him his o wn
.
CCCCX
The
gr eate st
P art
o f o ur
Faul ts
s l
Me th od s th at are
to c o nc e al th e m
e n ab e , th an th e
m o re e x
c o mm o nl y tak e n
‘
'
a re
.
CCCCXI
Th o ugh we h av e d e s e r v ed Sh am e ne ve r s o much ,
P
o we r,to re
e t it is al mo s t al wa s in o ur o w
n
y
y
c o ve r o ur R e p utatio n
.
.
MO R AL R EFL ECT I ONS
I TO
p
s o me Time s ,th an it
H en c e it is , th at afte r h avi ng
d o e s at o th e rs
sl igh ted wh at th e y d id no t k no w, th e y are afraid
wh e n th e y c o me to b e b e tte r ac q uai nted with it
If a Man w o ul d pe rs wad e h imse lf,th at it is no t th e
v ery gr eate st o f Evils , h e mus t de cl ine l o o k ing it
i n th e Fac e , and c o ns ide r ing all its g as tl y Circum
The wise st and th e b rav e s t Me n, are
s tances
h
the
t
at ta k e th e fair e st an d m o s t h o no ur ab l e
y
B ut
P r e te nc e s, to avo id th e Co n s ide r atio n o f it
th at k no ws it as it reall
i
e ve ry b o d
s , fi nd s it to
y
y
Th e ne c e ss ity o f
be a Th ing full o f Ho rror
d ying ,was wh at th e P bilo opl ers o wed th ei r Con
o f Mind to ; th e
t
h
o ugh t wh e n th e r e w
”m
a
s
y
emed y , b ut a Man mus t go , it was b e st t o
no g
a g o o d Grace
w
t
h
A
n d , s inc e th e re was no
o
i
g
P o ssi b il ity o f m ak ing th e ir L iv e s Eterna l, th ey
wo ul d s tick at no th ing to ma k e th e ir Names so ,
and se cure all t h at fr o m th e Wrec k , whi ch was
capabl e o f be ing se cur ed L et us put th e be st
Fac e up o n th e Matte r we can, satis fie o ur se l ve s
with no t spe ak ing all we th ink ; and h o pe m o re
fr o m a h app y Con titution, th an all the fe e b l e
Re as o nin gs , th at gull us with a Fanc y o f o ur
Th e
b e i ng abl e to m eet D e ath un c o nc e rned
H o no ur o f d ying g allantl y ; th e H o pe o f bei ng
l ame n ted wh en we are g o ne ; the D e si re o f l eaving
a
go o d Name b e hind us ; th e Ce rtainty o f a
D elive ran c e fr o m the Mise ries o f th e pre se nt
and
o f d e pe ndi ng no l o n g e r u o n a fickl e
p
hu mo urs o me Fo rt une , are Remedie s th at we shall
d o w e ll to mak e o ur b e st o f
But th o ugh th e se b e no c o nte mp tib l e Re medie s ,
u on
s o me
O cc asi o ns , and
at
.
.
.
.
.
s
s
.
.
s
.
.
M O R A L R EF L ECT I ON S
t
e
yhe
we
mus t
no t
th e
a re
gI
infallib l e
to
In
ea rt,
just as
o ne s .
po o r
n an En a eme t, c o nt rib ute s to e n c o ur ag e
g g
th e Soldiers th at a re to march ne ar , wh e re th e
Ene my are firing b e h ind it Wh il e th e y are at a
di stanc e , th ey i mag in e it may b e a g o o d Sh el te r,
b ut wh e n th e y c o me up to the P l ac e , Expe ri e nc e
c o nvinc e s th em, it is b ut a thin D e fenc e
Tis
a vain I mag inatio n , and to o fatal a Flatte r , to
y
thi n k th at D eath h ath th e same P ac e ne ar at
H and , whi ch we fanc y him to h av e , wh il e we
v ie w hi m at a di stanc e ; and th at o ur Rea so nings,
wh ich in Tru th are We ak ne ss it s e lf, will pr o ve o f
s o h ard ne d a T e mpe r as to h o l d o ut pr o o f, and
e s,
n o t yie l d to th e s e v e re s t o f all Tr al s
s
i
B
e
d
y
it sh e ws we are b ut l ittl e ac q uai nted with th e
P o we r o f Self L o v e, wh e n we imag ine , th at will
d o us any s e rvi c e to w ard the l o o k ing upo n th at
ve r
i
Th
ng as a Tr ifl e , wh ich must o f ne c e ssi ty
y
b e its utte r Ru in ; and Reas o n, in whi ch we s o
o ften tak e Sanc tu ar , h ath
no t the P o w
e r up o n
y
th is o ccas io n to mak e us b e li e ve , wh at we wi s h
to fi nd t rue
S o far fr o m th at, th at this b e t r ays
us o ftene r th an any o th e r thin g ; and instead o f
an imati ng us w ith a Cont m t o f D e ath , g ive s us a
p
mo r e l ive l y Re pre s e ntati o n o f all its Terror and
Ga tlines s
A ll it i s ab l e to d o in o ur b e h alf, is
o nl
ad vi s e , th at we wo ul d tur n o ur H ea d s
t
o
y
an o th e r Wa , and d ive rt the Th o ugh t b
fix
ng
i
y
y
o ur E e s up o n s o me
o th e r O b j e c t s
C
a to and
y
B rutus ch o se No b l e o ne s inde e d
A P ag e n o t
l o ng ago s atis fi e d hi mse lf with d anc ing up o n the
Scafiold,wh ith e r h e was b r o ugh t to be b r o k e up o n
m
a
y
y
h elp
pp o s e
ut us
p
su
III
a
n
i
.
’
.
.
-
.
e
s
.
.
.
MO R AL
II2
Wh l
R EFL ECT I ON S
A nd thus , th o ugh in th e M o tive s
th e r e was a v as t di ffe r e n c e , ye t st ill th e Effe c ts
we re e x ac tl y the s ame S o true it i s , that afte r
V ulg ar
all th e D is pr o p o rtio n b e twee n G r e at and
o rl d
Mind s , P e o pl e o f bo th So rt s h ave gi ven a
s ame
o f I n stan c es , o f mee ting D eath with th e
U nc o n c e rned ne ss But s till th e re is th is D iffe re nc e
o b se rv ab le bet wix t th e m , th at in th e Con tem t o f
p
D eath ,wh ich G re at Men e xpr e ss ,th e D e sir e and
L o ve o f H o no ur is the Th ing th at b li nd s th e m ;
an d in P e ople
o f a me ane r Cap ac it
and Di s
y
p o s itio n, th eir Ig no r anc e and Stup idi t is th e
Th ing ,that k e e ps th em fr o m s ee ing the r e atne ss
are to su ffe r , and l e ave s th e m at
o f th e Evil the
y
L iberty to tak e th ei r Th o u gh ts o ff fr o m this
Su bj e c t, and place th e m up o n s o m e th ing e lse
the
ee
.
.
W
.
'
‘
G
.
MOR A L
x 14
M en th at wo ul d
d Old
an
n e ve
r
R EFL ECT I ON S
lk
ta
o
fL
ov e,as
be R idiculo us ,sh o ul d
if th e y ha d any c o nc e rn in it
not
.
CCCCXIX
W
see m G reat in an Employ ment be l o w o ur
D es ert,b ut we v e r y o fte n l o o k littl e in o ne th at is
to o b ig fo r us
may
e
.
CCCCXX
W
in o ur Misfo rtu ne s tak e th at fo r
Co ns ta ncy and P a tience, wh ich is o nly D e j e ctio n
o f M ind ; we s uffe r with o ut d ar ing to h o l d u
o ur
p
Hea d s , j us t as Cowards let th e ms e l ve s be k n o c k t
’
’
0
th
Head, be cause th e y h ave no t Courage to
strik e ag ain
f
o te n
e
.
CCCCXXI
C o nfi de nc e
e
o
g
s farth e r
in Company ,th an
Wt
e
.
CCCCXXII
A ll
are
P as s ions e ng ag e us in Faul ts ; b ut th o se
mo s t ridicul o us o ne s ,that L o ve m ak e s us
o ur
th e
c o mmit
.
CCCCXXIII
Fe w Me n
kn o w
h o w to b e
o ld .
CCCCXXIV
We lu
va
e
o ur se
lve s up o n
Failings
m o st
di s tan t
MO
fro m
o ur o
we b r ag
o
1 15
wn ; wh e n
f be ing Ob st
e re m to
'
p
CCCCXXV
'
A penetrating M t
h ath
A ir
an
wh ich swe lls o ur V a ity mo re
A cc o mpl ish me nt o f th e Mind
of
h
t an
n
D ivinatio n,
h
an
t
er
o
y
.
Cc c c x
Th e Be auty
x v1
N ov elty ,
ngth o f
Cus tom, th o ugh s o ve r y o pp o s ite to o ne ano th e r ,
b
e t agr ee in th i s , th at th e
h
al i k e k ee p us
t
o
y
y
fr o m d isc o ve ring the Faults o f o ur Friends
of
d
an
the
L
e
.
CCCCXXV II
Mo st Frie nd s give us
and
m o st D e vo tee s
to
D isli k e
V o ws
a
to
.
CCCCXXV III
W
s il y fo rg ive o ur Friend s th o se
wh ich o ur se lve s are no t o ffe nded
e
ea
Faults ,b y
.
CCCCXXIX
Wm
in L
c
t an
o
ey
n
en
h
ov e
c an
small
s o o ne r fo rgive
Infid elitie s
r
eat
g
Q
.
CCCCXXX
It is
with
an
o ld
L ow ,as it is
with
o ld
Age,
MO R A L
1 I6
a
Man live s
Mi se rie s ,b ut
all th e
to
P l easur e s
th e
R EFL EC TION S
of
L ife
is d e ad to
ll
a
.
CCCCXXXI
No th ing h ind e rs
muc h
so
as
the
Th ing fr o m app e ari ng Na
s tr aining o ur se lves to m ak e it see m
a
so.
CCCCXXXII
Wh
we c o mmend g o o d A ctions
mak e th em in so m e m e asur e o ur o wn
en
.
CCCCXXXIII
Th e
sure st
h ave no Envy
Sign o f a No ble D ispos ition, is
in o nes Nature
to
.
CCCCXXXIV
Wh
Friends
d e c e ive d us, th e re is
n o th ing b ut I nd iffe r e n c e d ue to th e Expr e ssi o n s o f
th e ir K ind ne ss ; b ut s til l w
e th e m a tende r
e ow
Sen se o f thei r Mi sfo rtun es
en
o ur
h ave
.
CCCCXXXV
Fo rtune
and
H um o ur
g o ve rn
th e
W rld
o
.
CCCCXXXV I
It is
an
y
o ne
k no w Mank ind
Man in p arti cul ar
sie r
ea
to
.
in ge ne ral , than
1 1
M OR A L R EFL EC TI ONS
8
CCCCXL III
ll o w us s o me re st,b ut
k ee ps us pe rpetuall y in m o ti o n
P as s io ns
a
.
.
CCCCXL IV
The
o
ld e r
a
Fool is ,th e
w o r se
h e is
.
CCCCXL V
Irre so lutio n
m o re
is
o
pp o site
CCCCXL V I
Th e Pains we
fee l fr o m 86am
th e r e fo r e s o c utting , b e c aus e V anity
A ss istan ce in th e b ea ring th e m
c an
g ive us
no
.
CCCCXL V II
‘
D e ce ncy is
m o st fo ll o wed
the
l eas t
o f all
L
a
ws ,and yet the
.
CCCCXL V III
g o o d D isp o s itio n fi nd s it e asie r to sub mit
pe rvers e o ne s ,than to dir e ct and manag e th e m
A
to
.
CCCCXL
Wh
IX
urp ri ze s a Man with a great
P r e fe rme nt, to wh ich h e is neith e r ad v an c ed b y
D e gree s , no r r ai sed b e fo re b y his o wn H o pes ;
en
Fo rtun e
s
R EFL EC T I ON S
1 1
9
b le fo r hi m to be h ave h ims e lf well ,
h e d e se rv e s his
o rl d
th in k
th e
W
CCCCL
f
Wh
O te n
at
we
b ut
so
fr o m o ut
c ut o ff
much
h r Faul ts ,is ve ry
o ur P ride
r
dd e d
a
to
ot e
.
CCCCL I
The re are no Co
th at h av e s o m e l t
'
x eo r
bs
n
so
r ub l e s o m e ,as th o se
t o
.
CCCC L II
Eve ry M an
h inks h imself
Qual ity o r o th e r ,e qual to the
h igh e st Estee m fo r
t
in s o me o ne g o o d
P e r s o n h e h ath th e
.
C CCCL III
In A ffai rs o f Cons equenc e, it 1 8 no t
Bus ine ss s o much to see k O cc as io ns , as
th e be s t o f th o se th at o ffe r th e mse lv e s
a
to
Man
’
8
m ak e
.
CCCCL IV
sp eak ing , It we re a g o o d saving
Barg ain, to reno unc e all th e g o od Men said o f
us, up o n Condition th e y wo uld say no ill
G e ne r all y
.
CCCCL V
much as th e Wo rl d is incl ined to th ink ill o f
o n e an o th e r , we se e th e m o fte ne r fav o ur ab l e to
false Me r it, th an injur io us to true
As
.
M OR AL R EFLEC T IONS
1 20
CCC C L V I
M
A
but
a
lVit may
o f Judgment
of
an
Man
s o me time s
nev e r c an
be
a
Cox
mb ,
co
.
CCCCL V II
W sh ll
e
we
as
we
m
e b
etting th e
o
r
l
y
g
re all y are , th an b y s triving to
a
are n o t
et
W
us
app e a r wh at
ld
or
s ee
.
CCCCL V III
Jud gm ents o ur Enemies mak e c o nc e rn ing us ,
c o me neare r to the Truth ,th an th o se we p ass c o n
Th e
CCCCL IX
Seve ral Rem edie s are Jgo o d to cure L
th e r e is n e ve r a o ne o f th e m infall ib l e
'
o v e,
but
.
,
CCCCL X
W
us k no w th e utm o st th at
have the P o we r tO make us d o
n o ne
e
P as s ions
of
;
ur
.
CCCCL XI
Old A ge is a Ty ra n t, th at
P l easur e s o f Y o u th , up o n P ain
'
.
CCCCL
Th e
sam e
3
fo r b id s us
o f D eath
all
th e
.
XII
P rid e th at d isp o se s
us
to
c o ndem n
the
M OR A L R EFL ECT I ONS
1 22
CCCCL XV III
a
O f all
oman
W
l
l eas t,is
v io e nt
P a s s io n s , th at
L ov e
wh ich m isbec o me s
.
CCCCL XIX
V
h
t an
anit
y
pre vails with us
Reaso n
can
do
to
d e ny
s lve s,m o r e
o ur e
.
CCCCL XX
Th e r e are so m e
A cc o mpl ishm ents
bad
h
Q
ua lities , t at
m ak e gr e at
.
CCCC L XXI
Me n
h
t ey
de s ire an y Th in g ve ry e ag e rly,whi ch
b
h
e D i ct ate s o f Re as o n
o nl
t
y y
ne ve
d e s ire
r
.
CC
CCL XXII
Q ual itie s are d o ubtful and unc e r tain bo th
in G o o d and Evil ; and th ey are al mo st all at th e
d is po sal o f T ime and O pp o r tunity
A ll
o ur
.
XXII I
th eir L ov er,b ut afte rw ar d s
self
CCCC L
first Wo me n l o v e
l
th e
o v e th e P as s io n it
y
At
.
CCCCL XXIV
P ride, as
acc o u ntab l e
‘
we ll
h r
as
ot e
s es
we
Wbim i
;
P a s s ions , h ath its nu
n o ur
are as h amed to o w
M OR AL R EFL EC TI O NS
s e l ve s
we
Jealous ,wh e n we
l
being c ap ab l e
are
so
and
l s up o n h aving
o f b e ing s o
y
f r war d s
e t a te
b ee n
va ue o ur se ve
1 23
s o , an
d fo r
.
CCCCL XXV
As
et
y
u nc o m mo n a Th ing as tru e L
eas ie r to find th an tru e Frie nd s h ip
is ,
ov e
.
CCCCL XXV I
Fe w
W m s Wrtb l sts l g r th
o
en
on e
a
o
an
h r
t ei
CCCCL XXV II
The
gre ate st P art o f
pr o c e ed fr o m a D e sir e
inti mate
e ithe r
to be
o ur
p itied
or
CCCCL XXV III
O ur En vy al ways
Fo rtune o f th o se we
l asts l o ng e r th an
env
y
CCCCL
the
o
o
d
g
.
XXIX
Res olution wh ich h e lps to r e s ist L one,
h e lps to mak e it mo r e v io l e nt and l as ting too
P e o pl e o f u ns e ttl ed Mind s are al way s d r
i ven ab o u t
with P as sions , b ut ne ve r ab s o lute l y filled with any
Th e
same
.
.
CCCCL
It i s
no t
in
the
P o we r
XXX
of
Imagina tion it
se lf,to
M OR A L R EFL ECT IONS
1 24
inve nt
so
h r
t e e are
m any Od d and di stant Co ntrarieties , as
naturall
M
an
i
n the H e art o f e v e r
y
y
.
CCCCL XXXI
No M an
w
ih
u C
t o t
to
have a tru e Swee tne ss o f Temper
ons tanc
m
an
d
R
es olutio n
h
h
e
t
a
t
s
e
e
t
y
y
i t, h av e c o mmo nl
an Eas ine ss tha t
on l
y
y
tur ns pe e vish and s o we r
c an
h ave
i
u
ckly
q
.
CCCC L XXXII
Cowarcfiee is a d ang e r o us Faul t
th at we w o ul d have m e nd it
to te
ll
s
tho e o f
.
CCCC L XXXIII
ugh t to be agre ed o n all H and s fo r th e
H o n o ur o f V ertue , that Mens gre ate s t Mi se r ie s ,
a re s uch as th e ir o w
n V ices b r in g up o n th e m
It
o
,
,
‘
.
CCCCL XXXIV
Tru e g o o d Natur e is a mighty R arity ; th o se
th at fan c y th e y h ave it, are c o mm o nly n o b e tte r
than e ithe r w e ak o r c o mplais ant
.
CCCC L XXXV
I dl e ne ss and C o ns tanc y fix the Mind to wh at it
fi nd s e as ie and agree ab l e : Thi s H ab it al ways c o n
fi ne s and cr amps up o ur K no wl ed g e ,and no bo d y
was e ve r at th e P ains to s tretch and c arry hi s
U nd e rstanding as far as it c o ul d go
.
M OR A L R EFL EC TI ONS
I2 6
n e ve r
Confidenc e to pr o fe ss th e m s e l ve s
Ene mie s to V ertue , and e v e n wh e n th e y tak e
d e l igh t in p e rse cu ting it, th e y e ith e r prete nd no t
to t h ink it r e al , o r fo rg e s o m e Faul ts, and lay
to its ch arg e
h ad
th e
.
CCCCXCIII
I
N
Men
ld o m
f
c o me
O te n
fr
o m L ov e to A mbition , b ut th e
g
y
b a ck ag ain fr o m A mbition to L ov e
o
.
CCCCXCIV
Extre m e Cov etous nes s is
g ene rall y m istak en : No
P as io i n th e Wo rl d s o o fte n mis s e s o f its A im,
h
n o r is s o much p re vai l ed up o n b
e pr e s e nt, in
t
y
prejudi c e to a futur e I nte re st
s
n
.
CCCCXCV
C o veto us ne ss s o metime s is the C ause o f q uite
c o ntrary Effe c ts Th e r e are a Wo rl d o f P e o pl e ,
th at s a cr ific e all th e ir pr e s e nt P o s s e s s io ns to d o u b t
ful and di stant H o pe s ; and o th e r s ag ain s l igh t
gre at A d vantag e s th at are future , fo r th e sak e o f
so me m e an and p itiful Gain in prese nt
.
.
CCCCXCV I
One w o ul d think , Me n c o ul d ne ve r supp o s e th ey
h ad Faul ts e no ugh , th e y are s o pe rp e tuall y ad di ng
to th e numb e r o f th e m, b y s o me
ar tic ul ar Q ual iti e s
which th e y affe ct to set themse ve s o ff with ,
M OR A L
R EFL ECT I O N S
1 27
h e s e th e y ch e rish and cul tivate s o c are full y, th at
th e y c o me at l as t to th e Na tural, and p ast th e ir
P o we r to me nd , th o ugh th e y w o ul d
t
.
CCCCXCV II
Me n are m o re se nsibl e o f th eir o wn Failings ,
than we are apt to imag ine ; fo r th e y are se ld o m
in th e Wr o ng , wh en we h ear th e m talk o f th ei r
Co nd uct
Th e same P ri nc ipl e Of Self L ov e that
-
.
b l ind s th e m at o th e r T ime s , mak e s th e m q ui ck
s i h ted
Occas io ns , and sh e ws th e m
up on th e s e
h ing s in s o t rue a L ight, th at it fo rc e s th e m
to suppr e ss o r d isgu is e th e l e as t Matte rs that are
l iab l e to b e c o nde mned
.
CCCCXCV III
Wh
en
y
oun
g
M en c o m e first into
th e
W ld,
or
b e e ith e r ve r y M odes t, o r
ve r
T
enac io us ;
f
o r b ri sk P art s , and a c o mpo s ed
y
T e mp e r , c o mm o nl y turn to Impertinence
it is fit
h e y sh o ul d
t
.
CCCCXCIX
Qu arr e ls wo ul d ne ve r l as t l o ng, if th e re we re
n o t Faul ts o n b o th Sid e s
.
D
W
It s ig nifi e s littl e fo r
o men to b e y o u ng , e xc e p t
th e y be H and s o m , no r H and s o m , e xc e p t th e
b
e
y
y
g
o un
.
M O R A L R EFL EC TI ON S
1 28
m
DI
P e rso ns are s o e x tre amly whifii ing
inc o n s id e r ab l e , that th e y are as far fr o m any
Fa ults , as th e y are fr o m su b stantial V ertues
So
e
.
and
.
DII
A; L
sh e a
first Intrigue g o e s
o f a se c o nd
fo r
adies
dmits
n o thing , till
.
D II I
So m e
Me n
xc eeding full o f th ems e lve s ,
te rtain th e m
th at 3wh e n th e y fa l in L ov e, th e y e n
l
s e l ve s with th eir o wn P as s ion,ins te ad o f th e P e rs o n
th e y m ak e L ov e to
are s o
e
'
.
D IV
L
o v e,
h ugh
t o
mo r e b y th e
it d o e s up o n
ry agre e ab l e P as s ion, pl ease s
Ways it tak e s to sh ew it self, th an
its o wn A cc o u nt
a
ve
.
DV
Th e M an o f
Te mp e r and g o o d Se ns e ,fi nd s l e ss
D iffic ul ty in sub mitting to p e r ve rse D isp o s itio ns ,th an
in b ring ing th e m to R e as o n
.
DV I
A l ittl e
tr o u b l e s o me
it with a
W
Wit, with g
l o ng
pe rve rs e
at
-
Manage m e nt,
o od
h
run, t an
Temper
.
a
,
fgre at
is
d e al
l e ss
of
MOR A L R EFL ECT ION S
1 30
D XI V
Men are o bs tinate in c o ntradicting Op inio ns
e ne rall
r
ec e ive d , no t s o much b e c ause th e
e
a
r
g
y
y
ig no r ant, as be c au se th e y a re pr o ud ; th o s e th at
are o n th e righ t Sid e h av e go t th e uppe r H and ,
and th e y s c o rn to ta k e up with th e l o we r
'
.
D XV
P r o spe r o us P e rs o ns
l do m m end much ; th ey
al w
a s thi n k th e m s e l ve s i n the righ t, s o l o ng as
y
Fortune appr o ve s th eir ill Co ndu ct
se
.
DX V I
No th ing sh o ul d be a gre ate r H um il iatio n to
P e rso ns th at h av e d e s e rv e d gre at P r ai s e s , than
t he Tr o u b l e th e y are ete r nall y at, to mak e th e m
se lve s valued b y p o o r and l ittl e Th ings
.
D XV II
Fl atte r y is l ik e false Mo ne y,and i f it w e r e no t
fo r o ur o wn V anity c o ul d ne ve r p ass in payment
.
D X V III
Some ung
rate ful M e n are l ess to b l ame fo r In
ra titude ,th an th e P e rs o ns th at l ai d the Obli ations
g
g
up o n th e m
D XIX
Our bad —
Qu alities c o mmon l y tak e ba ses in
Con ve rs ation, th an o ur g o o d o nes
.
'
.
.
'
M OR A L
R EFL ECT I ONS
1
1
3
DXX
Men w o ul d ne ve r l ive
l o ng to g eth e r in
di
d
no t mut
and g o o d Co rre on dence, if th e
y
p
mak e Fo o ls o f o ne an o th e r
so
s
.
DXXI
Wh
we
P as s ions , are in Tru th no thing
el se , b ut so in any diffe re nt D e gree s o f H e at, an d
Co ld in the Bl o o d
at
ll
c
a
‘
.
DXXI I
Mo d e r atio n
in P r o spe rity is ge ne rally n oth ing
e l s e , b ut A ppre h en s io n of the Sh ame th at atte nds
Tr anspo rt, o r the Fe ar o f l os ing
an ind e ce nt
wh at
o ne
h ath
.
DXXIII
Mo d e r atio n is l ik e Te mperanc e a Man w o ul d
be we ll e no ugh pl e as ed to e at mo r e , b ut o nl y h e 1 8
'
fraid
a
it
Will
his H e al th
gr ee with
no t a
.
DXXI V
A ll th e
W rl d thi k s Th t
o
whi ch the y think
a
n
so
h mse lve s
in
t e
Faul t in
a
h
ano t er,
.
D XXV
Wh n
.
P ride h ath us ed all its A rtific es , and
ape s, and
ap e a red
i
n all its
S
h
pl
a ed
all the
p
y
P ar ts o f Humane L ife, as if it were gro wn w eary
i
e
.
l
‘
MOR A L R EFLECT I ONS
g
I 2
D isgu ise s , it pulls Off th e Mask , and sh ews
its o wn t ru e Fac e at l a st, and is kno wn b y its
Ins olence
So th at pr o p e rl y sp e ak ing , Ins olenc e is
th e b r e ak ing o ut, th e v e r y C o mpl e xio n, and t ru e
D isc o ve ry o f P ride
o
f
.
.
D XXV I
W
s en s ib l e o nl y o f str o ng T ranspo rts, and
e x tr ao r di nary Emo ti o n s i n o ur H um o ur an d Co n
s tituti o n, as o f A n g e r , wh e n it is vio l e nt
A nd
ew di sc e rn th at th e se H um o urs ha ve a r e gul ar
ve r
f
y
a nd s tated Co urse ,wh ich mo v e o ur Wi ll s to di ffe r e nt
A cti o ns ,b y g e ntl e and inse n si b l e I mpr e ss io ns
Th ey
o th e ir R o u nd s as it we r e , and c o mmand us b
g
y
tur ns , s o th at a c o n s id e r ab l e P a rt o f what we d o is
t h e irs ,th o ugh we are no t ab l e to see h o w it is s o
e
are
-
.
.
.
DXXV II
ab l e P a rt o f H app in e ss is
O ne c o ns ide r
h o w far a Man must be u nh appy
to
k no w
.
D x x v nr
to
If a M an c anno t find Eas e withi n himse lf,it is
ve ry littl e purpo se to see k it any wh e re else
.
DXXIX
NO M an
c e pt h e
h o uld e ng ag e fo r wh at he will
c o ul d answe rfo r hi s Succ e ss .
s
d o ,e x
1
M O R AL
34
REFLECTI ON S
Ob j e ct s t o o and th at a fte r a
It no t o nl y di sgui se s the m so
ry strang e manne r
artific iall , as to de
y
e r s th e Natur e and
c e ive its se lf, b ut it pe rfe c tl
l
t
a
y
Co nd itio n o f th e Thi ngs t h e mse l ve s
Thus wh e n
i
P
e rs o n a ct s
n Opp o si tio n t o
us
an
S
el
L
ov e
,
y
i
s s e s Se nte n c e up o n e ve r
c
t
o n,w ith th e utmo s t
A
y
ppigo ur o f J ustic e ; it aggravate s e ve ry D e fe ct o f
h is , and m ak e s it l o o k mons tro us and b orrible ; and
it s et s all h is Exc e ll e n c ie s in s o ill a L igh t,th at
th e y l o o k mo r e d is agr ee ab l e th an h is D e fe c ts
A nd
e t wh e n an
o f o ur A ffai rs b ri ngs th is P e rs o n b ack
y
y
a g ai n t o Re c o nc il iati o n and Fav o ur ,th e Satis fac tio n
we r e c ei ve , pre se ntl y re sto re s h is Me rit,and all o ws
him all th at o ur A ve rsion s o l ate l y to o k fr o m h im
H is ill Qua lities are u tte rl y fo rg o t , and his go o d
One s appe ar with gr e ate r L u tre th an b e fo r e ; nay,
we su mmo n all o ur I nd ulg e nc e and P artial ity to
us tifi e th e Qu arr e l h e fo rme rl
h
ad
e xc us e an d
y
j
Th is is a Truth atte s ted b y e ve ry
ag ai ns t us
P as s ion ,b ut n o ne g iv e s s uch cl e ar Evid e n c e o f it
Fo r we fi nd th e L ov er, wh e n full o f
as L o v e
R age and R ev e g , at th e Ne gl e c t o r th e U nfaith
ful ne ss o f his M is tre ss ,yet lay b y all the V io l e nc e
o f hi s R e s e ntme nts , and o ne v ie w o f h e r, c al ms his
H is Tr ans p o rt and Jo y pr o no un c e s
P a ions ag ain
th is B ea uty i nno c e nt,accuse s h im s e lf al o ne ,and c o n
d e mns n o th in g but h is o wn c o n d e mnin g h e r b e fo r e
By th is s tr ang e magical P o w r o f Se l L o v , the
b l ack e s t and b as e st A c ti o ns o f h is M is tre s s are
made wh ite and inn o c e nt,and h e tak e s th e Faul t o ff
fr o m h e r to lay it up o n hims elf
ve
.
.
-
.
.
“
s
.
.
n
ss
e
.
.
-
e
'
.
e
MOR AL
R EFL ECT I ONS
1
35
D XXX V
-
The
m o st
b l ind s Mens
Effe ct
P ride,is ,T hat it
te s
f
o r thi s cheris h e s and 1 nc rea se s
y
th e V ice, and will n o t let us s e e any o f th o se
Re me die s ,th at migh t e ith e r so fte n o ur Misfo rt une s ,
o r c o rr e c t o ur Ex tr avag an cie s
rni cio us
E
s
of
.
D XX XV I
Wh
c Men are past all H o pe s o f fi nding
Re as o n fr o m o th e rs , th e y gr o w p as t all Re aso n
th ems e lv e s
en o n e
.
.
D XXXVH
Th e P h il o s o ph e rs ,and
spe c iall y Seneca, did not
re m o ve Me ns Faul ts b y th eir I nst ruc tio ns,b ut o nl y
di r e cted th e m to c o ntr ib ute the m o re to th e se ttin g
up th eir P ride
D XXX V I II
Th e wis e st M e n c o mmo nl y sh e w th e msel ve s so
in l e ss M atte r s , and g e ne r all y fail in th o se o f th e
gre ate st Co ns e que nc e
e
.
.
D XXXIX
Th e
ni ce st
Folly
pr o ce ed s fr o m
th e
ni c es t
D XL
So b rie ty is ve ry o fte n o nl y a Fo ndn e ss o f H e al th ,
and th e Effe c t o f a we ak Co nst itu ti o n,w
hic h will
no t be ar I nte mp e r anc e
'
.
1
M OR A L R EFLECT I ONS
6
3
DX L I
Man
A
wh en
ve r fo rgets Thi ngs s o e ffe c tu all y,
h ath talk ed h ims elf w e ary o f th e m
he
ne
.
DX L I I
Th at Mo d e sty th at w o ul d see m to d e cl ine P r aise ,
is , at th e b o tt o m ,o nl y a D e si r e o f having it b ette r
ex
res s
p
’
d
.
DX L II I
Th e re is thi s g o o d at l e ast in
th at it h e lps to c o nfirm Men in
Co m me ndati o n,
th e P r ac tic e o f
V ertue
.
D XL IV
W
b l am e ,no t to di stingu ish be tw ee n th e
se ve ral So rts o f A ng e r,fo r th e re is o ne k ind o f it
l igh t and h arml e ss , and th e re s ul t o f a war m Co m
ple x io n ; and ano th e r k ind e xc eed ing vic io us,wh ich ,
if we wo ul d c all it by its righ t Name ,is th e ve ry
R age and M adnes s o f P ride
e are
to
4
.
D XL
G re at Souls
V
di stingu ish d b y h aving l e ss
P as s ion , and m o re V ertue b ut b y having No ble r
and G r e ate r D e s ig ns th an th e V ulga r
are
’
no t
.
DX L
V
I
mak e s mo r e M e n
Ste rnne s s ,and a r o ugh T e mpe r
Sel - L
o 've
.
cru e l, th an
ural
nat
1
M OR A L R EFL ECTION S
8
3
D L II
‘
No Man
was
ne ve
Try al
r
g g fo r h is own C o urage ,wh o
D ang e r th at m ight put it upo n the
c an e n a e
in
an
y
.
D L III
Imitatio n always s u
c ceed s ill ; and e ve n th o se
Th ings wh ich whe n N atural are mo s t g rac e ful and
ch arming , whe n put o n, and afi ected , we nause ate
and d e sp ise
'
.
D L IV
G o od ne ss ,wh en uni ve rs al ,and sh e w ed to all th e
World, with o ut di stinc tio n, is ve ry h ardly kn o wn
fr o m gre at Cunning and A ddr e ss
.
DL V
Th e
Wy
a
P e o pl e wi th
ill Th ing to
A
gre at
s afe ,1 8 to p o ss e ss o th e r
b e al
h at th e y c an ne ve r d o an
a O p ini o n ,
n
us , with o u t s uffe ring fo r it
to
.
Man s o wn Co nfid en c e in hi mse lf m ak e s up
P art of th at Trust wh ich h e h ath in ot h e rs
’
a
“
.
D L V II
T he re i s a k ind Of g e ne ral Re vo lutio n, not m
o re
vi si ble l n th e Turn it g ive s to the Fo rtune s o f the
World, th an it is in th e ch ang e o f M ens U nd er
standing s ,and th e d iffe rent Re lish o f Wit
‘
=
'
-
.
M OR A L R EFLECTIONS
1
39
D L V I II
Mag nanimity is a b o ld Str o k e o f P ride,b y wh ich
a Man g et s ab o v e hi mse lf, in o rd e r to get ab o v e
e ve r
Th
i
ng e lse
y
DL IX
L uxury, and to o gr e at D e li c ac y in a State , is
a sur e Si g n th at th e ir A ffai rs are in a d e cl ining
Co ndi ti o n ; fo r wh e n Me n are s o ni c e and c urio us
in th e i r o wn C o nc e r n s , th e y mind no thi ng b ut
r ivate I nte re st,and tak e o ff all th e ir Care fro m the
publ ick
’
.
)
.
DL X
Of all th e P a s s ions we are e xpo se d to ,no ne is
mo r e c o nc e al e d fr o m o ur K no wl e d g e th an I dl e ne ss
It i s the mo s t vio l ent, and the mo st mischi e vo us o f
an ,and
e t at th e sam e T ime its V i o l e nc e we are
y
y
ne ve r se ns i b l e o f,and th e D amag e we sus tai n b
i
t
y
is ve ry s e l d o m s ee n
If we c o nside r its P o we r
c ar e fully,it will be fo und, up o n all Occ asio ns , to
r e ig n ab s o l ute o ve r all o ur Se ntime nts,o ur I nte re sts ,
and o ur P l e asur e s
Th is is a R emora th at c an st o p
th e l arg e s t Sh ips ,and a Ca lm o f wo rs e Co n se q u en c e
to o ur A ffair s ,th an an y R ock s ,and Storms
Th e
Ease and Q uie t o f Sl o th ,is a se cret Ch arm upo n
th e So ul, to susp e nd its m o s t e ag e r P ursui ts , and
sh ak e s its mo st pe rem to ry Re s o l uti o ns In a
Wo rd , to g ive a true mage o f this P as s ion, we
m ust s ay,th at it is a supp o sed Fe lic ity o f th e Soul,
th at mak e s h e r e as ie un d e r all h e r L o sse s , and
suppl ie s the P l ac e o f all h er Enjo yme nts and
A d vantage s
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
M O R AL R EFLEC TIONS
4
0
D L XI
Th e re are se ve r al V e rtu e s made up o f m any
di ffe re nt A c ti o ns , c ast into such a c o nve nie n t
Orde r , b y Fo rtune, as s he th o ugh t fit
.
D L XI I
Mo st Wo m e n yie l d m o re thr o ugh We ak ne ss
th an P a s s ion ; and thi s is th e R ea s on, th at b o l d
da ring M e n c o mmo nl y s ucc ee d b e tte r th an o th e r s ,
wh o h ave as much o r mo r e M e r it to r e c o mme nd
th e m
D L XII I
Th e Sinc e rity, whi ch L ov ers and th e ir L adies
b arg ain fo r,in agr ee ing to te ll o ne ano th e r ,wh e n
th e y c an lov e n o l o ng e r , is no t ask ed s o much o ut
o f a D e s i r e to b e sati sfi ed ,wh en th e i r L ov e is at an
End ; as to b e th e bette r a ss ur ed , th at L ov d oe s
r e all y c o ntinu e , s o l o ng as th e y are to l d no th ing to
th e c o ntrary
D L XI V
L ov e c ann o t b e c o mp ared to any Th ing m o r e
pr o pe rl y,th an to a Fev er ; fo r in bo t h Cas e s ,b o th
th e D e gree , and th e Co ntinuanc e o f th e D is e ase is
o ut o f a Man s o w
n P o we r
.
e
.
’
.
D L XV
M o st y o ung P e o pl e imp ute th at B e h av io ur to a
na tura l and eas ie Fash io n , w
h ich , in Tru th , pro
c ee d s fr o m n o o th e r C aus e ,th an th e want o f g o o d
B ree d ing, and go o d Se ns e
.
M AXIM S
I4 :
D L X V III
I nste ad o f appl ying o ur s e l v e s to k no w o th e rs,we
mind no th in g e ls e ,but th e mak ing o ur s e l ve s kn o wn
It wo ul d turn to much bette r A cc o unt, to h e ar and
so g et m o r e K no wl ed g e ; th an to talk all,th at we
may pu bli sh wh at we h ave go t alre ad y
.
.
D L XI X
It i s so metim e s o f great Us e fo r a M an to pre
tend h e is D e c e iv ed : Fo r wh en we le t a Sub til e
Fe ll o w se e th at we are se nsi b l e o f his Tri cks , it
give s h im Occas ion to pl ay m o re
-
.
.
‘
Me n Jud ge
DL XX
h ings so v e ry Sl igh tl y and
o rds and
Supe rfi ci ally, that the m o st O rd inary W
fi ctions set o ff wi th a g o o d G race and s o m e l ittle
K no wled ge h o w matte rs go in the Wo rl d , v e ry
Vi s dom
o fte n tak e m o re, th an the m o st P r o fo und Z
of
t
'
'
.
.
D L XXI
ry much di ssatisfi ed with a Man s
But to be highl y pl e ase d
i s a We ak ne ss
o ne s Se lf, is d o wn righ t Folly
To be
’
ve
.
.
D L XX II
Me n of m ean Capacities , and ill
es pe c iall
o ur h alf witte d Fe ll o ws,
y y
-
B oo ks, are
mo st
a t
p
fto
be
M AXI MS
1 43
No ne
b ut m anly Souls c an u n say
said ,and fo rsak e an Erro ur whe n
selve s o n th e wr o ng s ide
what th ey h ave
th e y find th e m
.
D L XXIII
A M an
’
”
s gre ate st Wis dom c Ons ists
in be ing
se
D L XXI V
Hones ty
d Sincerity in o ur D eal ings uts ill
Me n o ut o f th eir Eyass ; it b re aks 1 th e ir
M e as ure s b y wh ich th e y h o pe d to c o mp ass th e ir
End s ; fo r K nave s c o mm o nly thi nk , th at n o th ing
can be d o ne , b ut b y K n ave ry
an
.
D L XX V
It is a h ard T ask up o n K na ve s to be pe rpe tuall y
e mpl o e d in c o n c e al ing th e ir o wn
ant o f Sincerit ,
y
y
and mak ing
am e nds
fo r the B r e ach e s o f th e ir
W
D L XXV I
Th e y th at d o all by Tri ck ing ,o ught ho we ve r no
c o nsul t th eir o wn Reas o s o far, as to c o nvin c e
th e m s e l ve s , th at such a B e h avi o ur c ann o t go l o ng
und ete c ted whe re Me n are ing e nio us , and al ways
up o n th e Watch to di sc o ve r th e m ; th o th e
m
a
y
y
s e e fi t to pr ete nd th e
are i mp o se d up o n fo r a w
h
l
i
e
,
y
o nl
t
o di ssemb l e th ei r b e ing se ns ib l e o f th e Ch e at
y
n
’
.
M A XI MS
1 44
D L XX V II
O ur K indne ss es s o me ti me s cre ate us Enemies ,and
th e ungr ate ful Man is se l d o m s o b y h al ve s ; fo r h e
is no t s ati sfi ed w ith not p aying the A c k n o wle d g
me nt th at is clue ; but i s unea sy ,th at h is B enef actor
l ive s 3 Witne ss o f his Ingra titude
.
D L XX V III
No t h ing can give us s o just a No tio n o f th e
D e pravity o f Man ki nd in g en e ral , as an e x ac t
K no wl ed ge o f o ur o wn Co rruptio ns in p a rti cul ar
If we re fl e ct up o n o ur Th ough ts , we shall fi nd
See ds o f all th o s e V ices wi th in o ur o wn
th e
A nd if
B re asts , whi ch we c o nde m n in o th e rs
we d o no t ac t it all, yet tis pl ain we are m o ved
Fo r th e re is no k ind o f il l, b ut Sel
to it all
L ov e o ffe rs to us to m ak e U s e o f as Occa s ion
s h all se rv e
A nd fe w are so V ertuous as to be
ab o v e T e mp tatio n
.
.
’
.
-
.
.
D L XXIX
Rich e s d o b y no m e ans teach us to be le s s fo nd
Th e p o ss e ss ing o f A b und anc e is v e ry
o f Ri ch e s
far fr o m g iving us th e Qu iet, that th e r e is in no t
d e siring th e m
‘
.
.
D L XXX
No ne but l ittl e So uls are di sturbe d at h avin g
th e ir Ign r ce r e pr o v e d , and th e Rea s o n is , Th at
b e ing g e ne r all y v e ry bli d and f oo li /s , th e y ne ve r
th e mse lv e s with
tr o ub l e
D o ubts , and are fully
o an
n
s
1
M A XI M S
6
4
g
fo r th e attainin it ; and
to b e th o ugh t wh y th e y
be wh at th e y sh o ul d be
h e y are m o re So l ic ito us
sh o ul d be , than reall y to
t
.
DL x x x v
If P e o pl e we re b ut as c are ful to b e wh at th ey
o ugh t, as to s ee m s o , an d imp o s e up o n o th e rs , b y
c o nc e ali ng wh at in Tru th th e y are , th e y might
sh e w the ms e l ve s b o l dl y, and save a w o rl d o f
Tr o ub l e w
hi ch Dis s imulation pu ts th e m to
’
.
DL X XXV I
Man
but may fi nd gre at A d vantag e
fr o m L ea rnin b ut the n it is as true ,: th at th e re
o n o t fi nd g
r e at P r ejudi c e to o ,fr o m
are few wh o
th e No tio ns th e y ac q ui r e b y Studie s, e xc e p t th e y
use th e m ,as if th e y w e r e natur al to th e m
Th e re
is
no
d
_
.
D L XXXV H
Th e re I s a c e r tain T e mpe r ve r y nic e to h it, in
o ur Carriag e to P e r
s on s ab o v e us , s o as to all o w
t
o
o ur se l ve s all th e Fr e ed o m th at i s n e c e ss ar
y
di ve rt and e nte rtain th e m ; and ye t to tak e no ne
that may be any way o ffens ive , o r b r e ak in u
po n
th e H o no ur and Re spe c t d ue to th e ir Qu alit
y
.
.
D L XXX V III
Men
and
are
b usy
to
Ofte n
m o re d e sir o us
s e rve o th e rs , th an
fo rvmrd
s uc c es s ftfl
to
see m
to
be
'
M AXIM S
in it, and h ad rath e r
upb r aid th e ir Friend s
re all y to o blige‘ th em
1 47
have it in th ei r P o we r to
with an Obli g atio n, th an
.
Men
m
D L XXXIX
.
s o metime s b e h o l di ng to want o f Jud g
me nt fo r g o o d Succ e s s,fo r a j ud ici o us P e r s o n wo ul d
ho
no t v e ntur e up o n se ve r al A tte mp ts ,wh ich M e n w
want Co nsider ation,f requently are fo rtuna te in
are
.
Fo rme r
m e s are s o metime s c ryed up , o nl y to
run d o w n th e pr e s ent, an d we v al ue wh at is no w
i
no mo re ,th at we ma
t th at wh ich is
sl
gh
y
ti
.
D XCI
Th e r e is a k ind o f c o mmand ing P o wer in Me ns
S o me
manne r o f sp e ak ing , and i n th e ir A c tio n s
th ing th at mak e s its o wn way wh e r e v e r it c o me s ,
and e ng a g e s Re sp e c t and A tte ntio n b e fo r e H and
It i s o f us e up o n all O cc as io ns , and s o gr e at, as
e v e n to c arr
h
ate v e r o ne h ath a Mind to
w
y
.
.
.
DXCII
Th is c o mmand ing Faculty , s o use ful up o n all
O cc as io ns , is no o the r th an a gr ac e ful A uth o r ity,
p ro c e e d ing fr o m a Greatnes s and El ation o f
'
ev
So ul
.
M AXIM S
D XCIII
Sel L ov e is o fte n ch e ated b y its o wn s e lf ; fo r
wh en it c o ns id e rs its o wn Interes ts , it so wh o lly
o ve rl o o ks th e
Interes t o f o th e rs , as th e re b y to
l o se all th e A d vantage th at might be m ade , by
th e
Exch ang e o f Kindne ss e s betw ee n M an and
-
M an
.
DXCI V
A ll the wo rl d are so e ntir el y ta
k e n up with
th e i r o w
n Interes ts , that
n P as s ions , and th e ir o w
full
th e y are e te rn all
o f th e m i n al l th ei r D is
y
c o urse , with o u t ev e r c o nc e rning the mse lve s with
th e P as s io n o r Interes t o f th e P e rs o ns th e y spe ak
to , th o ugh th e y to o h av e the sam e Occas io n fo r
J udiente
and
A s s is tance
.
DXC V
The
T ie s o f V i rtue o ugh t to be m o re Sacred and
Cl o s e , th an th o s e o f B lood Fo r o ne g o od M an
i s ne ar e r o f K in to ano th e r, b y the Re s e mb l anc e
o f th e ir M anne rs , th an Fatber and Son are b
h
e
t
y
R e se mb l anc e o f Fa ces
.
.
DXCV I
O ne gre at Re as o n, wh y we m eet w ith s o few
agree ab l e P e rs o ns , and th at c o nv e rse li k e Men o f
Sens e, is , T hat alm o s t e v e r y B o d y is mo re inte nt
upo n wh at h imse lf h ath a mind to say, th an upo n
m ak ing pe rtinent Re pl ie s to what th e re st o f th e
Co mpa ny say to h im
Th o se th at are m o st Com
.
M A XI M S
1 50
h r
is
t e e
as
much Wis d o m
D efl
P eo pl e s
go o d
cts
,as
in
in b e aring with o th e r
b e ing sen sib l e o f their
'
'
It is a great A rgum e nt o f an e x tr ao rdinary
J ud g me nt, wh e n a Man is ab l e to d is c o ve r what
is in ano th e rs B r eas t, and to c o nc e al wh at is in
its o wn
‘
.
DCI
Talk ing
3 Faul t, th at in B us ines s
r
ea
t
g
an d Co
rs ation , if wh at is g o o d b e sh o r t,it is fo r
th at Reas o n d o ub l
g
oo d ; and a M an g ains th at
y
b y B re vi ty, which w o ul d o fte n b e l o st b y b e ing
ted io us
DCII
all
is
'
so
'
nv e
.
e
ene rall
g
y
g ain
an
Asce nd ant,
and
are
ve r th os e we are ve r y we ll ac quainted
with ; b e c ause the Man that is pe rfe c tl y k no wn,
is in so me M easure su b j e c ted to th e P e rs o n that
Maste rs
o
D C III
Stu dy , and the Enquir y afte r Tru th , h ath ve ry
e c t, Th at it m ak e s us k n o w
h
i
s
E
f
f
o ften o nl
t
y
h
e are b
N
at ur e
ex pe rim e nta ll
o w i g no r ant w
y
y
.
ls
D CI V
m o st e stee m ed wh e n the World d o e s
k no w the utm o st o f th eir A bilitie s Fo r things
Men
no t
are
.
M A XIMS
5
1
h
rsto od but b y h al ve s , are always
sum ed gre ate r th an r e ally th e y are
t at are und e
1
re
p
.
D CV
f
o te n
mo r e
l ed ge
W
i se M an v e ry
be ing th o ugh t a
h inde r s o ne fr o m b e ing s o ,fo r such a o ne is
s o l ic ito us to let th e orld see wh at Kn o w
h e hath ,th an to l e arn th at wh ich h e wants
Th e D e sire
of
W
.
D CV I
L ittl e ne ss o f So ul, and Ignora nce, and P re
s um tion , mak e s P e o pl e o b s ti nate in th e i r O i nions ;
p
p
fo r Op inio native M e n will no t b e l ie v e wh at th e y
c an no t c o mpre h e nd ; and th at th e re are b ut ve ry
fe w things th at the y are ab l e to c o mpr eh e nd
.
DC V II
To d is o wn
h m , is
t e
b ut
o ur
to
Fa ults , wh e n we
mak e th e m m o re
ld
gre ate r
are
and
to
of
.
D CV III
W sh l d
r e g ar d
h ath d o ne us ,s o much as
e nd eav o ur ed to d o us
e
ou
no t
h o w mu ch g o od a Friend
h o w much h e d e s ir e d and
.
Th o
wh y
e
D CIX
o ught n o t to
t
e
l
do
l o ve
us ,yet
o ur
it i s
ly
Friends, o n
a
plain C ase,
M A XI M S
5
l
th e
o ve no t Us , if th e
y
y
wh e n th ey ha ve it in th e ir
1
2
do
no t
P o we r
us
do
Go od ,
.
D CX
It is ne ith e r any gre at Re fl e c tio n no r Co m
’
it is ,o r is no t in th e
men dati on to s ay a Man s
Fash io n
Fo r if it b e wh at it o ugh t to be at any
T ime ,it c o ntinu e s to be s o at all T ime s
W
.
.
D CXI
ne rall
h
f a Man s se lf is
t
e R ul e
y
to o th e rs
It
an d M e as ure o f all o ur Erien
ati o n s , wh e r e
s upe rse d e s all Dutie s and
g
In teres t is c o n c e r ne d ; an d l ays d o wn all Re
se ntme nts ag ains t o ur Enemies , h o w just so e v e r th e
C aus e s o f th e m we re , wh en th e y are c o ns id e r ab l e
e no ugh to pr o m o te o ur Hono ur,o r o ur Fortunes
Th e L
’
ov e o
.
.
D CXII
d use l e ss Tr o ub l e , to mak e
gre at Enquir ie s wh at is d o ne in th e orld,e xc e p t
all thi s te nd to th e r e fo rmin g o f o ne s Se lf
It is b ut
an
idl e
an
W
.
D CXIII
Circumstan c e s and o utwar d A pp e aranc e s pr o cure
m
o r th ,
o r e R e s p e c t, th an r e al
a M an fr e ue ntl
q
y
A n ungrac e ful Fa sh io n sp o il s
and a g o o d B o tto m
Th e b e s t p art
all, e ve n Jus tic e and R ea s on it s e lf
e
o f th ing s d e pe nd s up o n th e Ho w,and th e A ir w
W
.
.
MAXIM S
1 54
DCX V III
Ti s
ve ry c o m me nd ab l e P ie c e o f A dd re ss to
m ak e a D eni al go d o wn we ll with s o ft and c ivil
Expre ss io ns , and b y Co urte s ie to m ak e am end s fo r
th e K in d nes s we cann ot gr an t
’
a
’
.
D CXIX
Th e re are 3 So rt o f P e rs o ns th at s ay No so ve ry
n atur all y, th at th eir No al ways ush e rs in wh ate ve r
Th is m ak e s th e m s o dis
th e y a re ab o u t to s ay
a gr ee ab l e , th at th o
th e y be pr e vail ed up o n with
much Imp o rtunity to grant a
th e G r ace and th e Co mm e nd ati o n
are u tte rly l o st b
so v e ry unto war d a Be g inn ing
y
.
’
.
DCX X
A ll Th ings o ugh t no t to b e grante d ,no r all Me n
It is al to g eth e r as c o mmend ab l e ,
to be gr atifi e d
to d eny up o n a j us t Occas ion, as to g ive in d ue
Thi s mak e s s o me P e o pl es No be tte r
Seas on
r e ce ived , than o th e r P e o pl e s Tes
A D e ni al,
whe n m anage d with g o od Nature, and so fte ne d
ive s mo r e Sati sfacti on to a M an
o f U nd e rs tan din g ,th an a Fav o ur c o l d ly and rud e l y
.
.
.
DCXXI
The re is a gre at deal o f Wis dom re q uired in th e
Ch oic e o f g o o d C o uns el, as w e ll as in th e b ei ng
n se lf
ab l e to ad vi s e o ne s o w
Men of the b est
.
M A XIM S
1
55
Jud gm ent are al ways mo st r e ad y to c o nsul t th e
Op inio ns o f o th e r s , and it is o ne Em inent I n s tan c e
i d om to sub mit o ne s se lf to the g o o d Co nduc t
of W
s
o
f a Friend
.
D CXXII
Cb ris tie nity ,wh ich o ugh t to be
de r ive d o nl y fr o m th e Tru ths c o ntaine d in the
Gospel, are g ene r all y re pre se nted to us , acc o rding
to the T e mpe r and C o mple x io n o f o ur Teacbers
So m e o ut o f an e xc ee ding Te nd e rne ss and g o o d
Na ture, and o th e rs fr o m a s o ur and rugg ed DIGpo s itio n, fo rm and implo y the Jus tice and Me rc y
o f G od ,jus t acc o r d ing to th ei r o w
n A ppre hens ions
o f Th ings
The D octri nes
of
.
P
.
DCXXIII
In th e Stu dy o f H um ane L ear ning, o ur Soul
F
r
ee d o m, and
o ugh t al wa s to pre s e r ve its o w
n
y
no t ins lave it s e lf to o th e r P e o pl e s Fan cies
The
L ibe rty o f th e Judg me nt sh o ul d ha ve its full Sc o pe ,
i
Th
ng up o n Trus t, fr o m th e
and no t tak e an
y
When diffe ren t
C re dit o f any Man s A u th o rity
Opini ons are pro po se d t o us , we sho ul d c o nside r
e e n th m, as
and chuse ,if the re are s uc h Odd s be tw
e
to ad mit o f a Ch o ic e , and if th e re b e no t,th en w
sh o uld c o ntinue in suspe nc e sti ll
.
’
.
e
.
D CXXIV
C o ntradic tio n sh o ul d awak e n o ur A ttentio n and
Th o se that o ppo se us ,
Car e ,b ut n o t o urP a s s ion
e
o ugh t r ath e r to b e he a r d than avo ided ; fo r w
'
.
'
M A XI M S
I5 6
must be o f no Interes t b ut th at
wh at manne r s o e ve r s h e h app e n
s e lf
us
to
of
to
Truth , afte r
d isc o ve r h e r
.
D CXXV
Os tentation and P ride , up o n th e acc o u nt o f
H o no urs and P re fe rm e nts , i s m uch mo re o ffe n
s ive , th an upo n any p e rs o nal Qu al ific atio ns It
arg ue s , M e n d o n o t d e s e rv e G r eat P l ac e s , wh e n
If a Man
th e y c an val ue th e m se l ve s up o n th e m
w o ul d be trul y value d ,th e ay to it is b y be ing
illust r io usl y G o o d
Fo r e ve n the gre ate s t M e n
are mo r e r e s pe cte d fo r th e Emine n c e o f th e ir P arts
and V e rtu e,than fo r th at o f th e ir Fortune
.
W
'
.
.
.
DCXX V I
The re
h ing s o me an, b ut h ath s o me P e r
fe c tio n
1 8 th e p e cul iar H app ine s s o f a di sc e r n
ing P al ate , to fi nd o ut e ach Th ing 8 p articul ar
Exc e ll ence
B ut th e M al ic e o f o ur c o rrup t
Nature puts us o fte ntime s up o n d isc o v e r in g o ne
V ice amo ng many V ertues , that s o we may ag
gravate an d pr o cl aim th at to th eir D ispar ag e me nt
No w th is is n o t s o much an A rgum e nt o f a nic e
Jud g me nt ,as o f a b ase D isp o s itio n ; and th at Man
hath b ut an ill L ife o n t,wh o fe ed s hi ms e lf wi th
th e Faul ts and Fr ail tie s o f o th e r P e o pl e
1
.
is
It
no t
’
.
.
’
.
D CXX V II
Th e re is a p articul ar Way o f h eark e ning to o ne s
Se lf,th at is e ve r di s pl e asing ; fo r it is as gr e at a
M A XI MS
1 58
D CXXXII
th ink th e ir
It is a g e ne ral Failing ,that Men n e v e r
n
it to o
ow
n Fo rtu ne s too gr eat,no r th e i r o w
W
l ittl e
.
D CXXXII I
Th e re Cann o t be a meane r Th ing ,th an to take
ul e
a
nd G re atne s s ,t o r
i
di
c
ad v anta e o f o ne s Qu al it
g
y
and ins ul t o ve r th o se o f an infe rio ur C o nditio n
.
Wh
DCX XX IV
po sitive Man hath o nc e be gun to di spute
an th in g ,h is Mind is fi n ed up ag ains t all L igh t
y
and b e t te r I n fo r matio n
O pp o sitio n pr o vo k e s h im,
th o ugh t h e r e b e ne ve r s o g o o d G r o u nd fo r it, and
’
h e se e ms to be afr aid o f no m
m
e
r
h
l
s
m
o
e
t
an
e
h
t
,
g
sh o uld be c o n vi nced o f the Tru th
en a
.
'
.
DCXXX V
The Sh ame
c o mme nde d with o ut
D e se rt, so metime s puts Me n up o n d o in
ot h e rwi se th e
w
o ul d ne ve r h av e o nc e att
y
to
do
o
f b e in g
.
DCXXX V I
It is much b e tte r that great P e rso ns sh o ul d th
afte r H o no ur ; n a ,th at th e
s h o ul d e ven b e
y
y
upo n th e acc o unt o f d o ing we ll, than th at
s h o ul d be wh o ll
e ar o f th is P a ndas
cl
F
o
r
y
th e G o o d th e
d
o ,pr o c e eds no t fr o m a P r in
y
f
o f V ertue , et the Wo rld h o we ve r h ath th w
y
.
M A XIM S
g h at th e ir V anity mak e s th e m d o ,wh at,if
th e y we r e no t v ain,th e y wo ul d n o t ha v e d o ne
vanta e ,t
.
DCXXXV I I
Th ey th at
fo o li sh ,as to value th e mse l ve s
mee rly fo r th e ir Q uality, d o in a gre at m e asure
sl ight that ve r y Th ing th at g ave th e m the ir Q ual ity
Fo r, th o th e y r e c e iv e it by D e sc e nt no w, yet it
was the V ir tu e o f the ir A nc e sto rs th at first e n
no b l ed th e i r B l o o d
are s o
.
’
.
'
Dc x x x v m
'
mak e s us
impo se upo n our se l ves in
3k ind o f Th ing :
e h ear
aul ts
al mo s t e v e r
F
y
c o nde mned b y o th e r P eo pl e ; nay, we o fte n c o n
d e mn th e m with o ur o wn M o uth s , and yet ta k e no
c are to amend th e m A nd th at,e ith e r be c ause we
are no t se ns ib l e o f th e Ill th at w
e c arr y ab o ut us ,
e l o o k up o n o ur o wn Ill s thro ugh
o r e ls e t h at w
false G l asse s ,and mi s tak e th e m fo r so mething th at
is G OOd a
L
‘
o ve
W
.
'
D CXXXIX
Co ns eq ue nc e , that a M an is ve rtuo us ,
"
We are
be c aus e we se e him d o ve rtu o us A ction s
r
ate ful fo r a K ind ne ss s o meti me s , o n l
s
t
e r ve
o
g
y
o ur se l ve s
fo r the Re putatio n o f G ratitud e ,and to
gain an A d van tage o f be ing mo re bo l dl y ungrate ful
fo r s o me o th e r Favo urs ,wh ich we a re no t inclined
to ack n o wl e d g e
It is
no
.
.
M AXI M S
1 60
D CX L
Wh
r
e at Me n h o e t o m ak e the Wo rl d b e
g
p
lie ve , the y h ave s o m e Exc e lle nc e wh ich re ally
th e y h ave n o t ; it i s a Th ing o f il l Cons equenc e to
sh ew th at we suspe c t th e m Fo rwhe n yo u de str o y
th e ir H o pe s o f p ass ing up o n th e Wo rl d ,y o u at th e
s am e Time d e str o y all the ir D e sir es to d o th o s e
o o d A c ti o n s ,th at are agr ee ab l e to th e V ertue: th e
g
y
w o ul d be th o ugh t to h ave
en
.
.
.
DCX L I
Th e be st D is
wh e n u ntaugh t is always
A M an ough t to tak e all
si tio n,
b lind and u nse t ed
im ag inab l e Care to info rm hi ms e lf, th at his Igno r
e arful, no r
an c e ma
m
ak e hi m n e ith e r ebildieb
f
b
y
ridic ulo w ’ c o nfi de n t
b
.
.
DCX L I I
Th e mutual Society , and ind e ed the Friend shi p
mo st M en, is no bette r th an a me r e trading
Co rre sp o nd e n c e , k e p t up jus t as l o ng as th ei r o wn
Occ asio ns mak e it ne c e ss ary
of
.
D CX L III
Th o ugh th e g e ne ral ity o f Frie nd sh ips c o ntracted
in th e Wo rl d ,d o b y no me an s d e se r ve the H o no ur
ab l e Name o f Ffi endrbi , et a M an ma
v
w
e ll
er
p y
y
y
mak e h is be s t o f th e m,as h e see s o cc as io n,as o f a
Trad e th at is no t fixed up o n any sur e Fund,and
1 62
M AXIMS
sam e T ime ,th at th is is no way inj ure d b y
Thus P e o pl e r is e fro r
s o d is cr ee t an A ffe c tio n
P lay with th e i r H e a rt s so fil l! o f th e So ftne s s e
L o v e,and th e i r J ud g ments s o s atis fi ed o f its In1
c e nc e ,th at th e y are in a p e rfe c t D isp o s itio n to tan
in its firs t I mpre ss io ns re adil y, o r r ath e r ind ee d 1
see k and c o urt O cc as io n s o f infe c ting s o me b o dy e ls
with it,th at s o th ey may re c e ive th e s ame P l easure s,
h
and th e same D e v o tio ns wh ich th e
av e seen so
y
m o vingl y re pre sented upon the Stag e
at th e
.
.
.
«
.
M ix ed Tb o ugb ts
P A R T
D CX L
V
IV
.
II
Self-L o v e, acc o r di ng as it is righ
und e rs to o d and applye d , is th e Cause
o rl d
M o ral V ertues ,and V ices in the
W
DCX L
V
.
h rwise ,
ot e
o
f
all
the
.
III
That P rudence,wh ich is made use o f in the g o od
M anage me nt o f Me n s A ffairs , wh e n tak e n in its
t rue Se ns e , is o nl y a wi se and mo r e j ud ic io us L ov e
o f o ur se l ve s ; an d th e o pp o site t o th is , is pe rfe c t
B lindne ss and I nc o ns ide r atio n
’
.
D CX L IX
Th o ugh
d ,with
gre at Tru th , upo n
th at M e n ne ve r ac t with o ut a re g ard
ow
i
l
l
i
b
e n o Co n se ue n c e
n I teres t, et w
t
y
q
th e nc e ,th at all th e y d o i s c o rr up t,and n o such
g as Jus tice no r Ho ty l e ft in th e Wo rl d
m ay g o ve r n th e mse l ve s b y No b l e End s , and
I tere ts full o f Co mmend atio n and H o n o ur
th e ve ry Th ing , th at d e no m inate s any
it may be
s ai
n
nes
n
s
.
.
M AXIM S
1 64
P e r s o n a M an o f Justice and Hono ur is th is jus t
D istinc tio n o f Sef - L o e e, re g ul ate d as it o ught to
b e ; wh e n th o ugh all Th ings are d o ne with re sp e c t
to h is o wn A d vantag e at l a s t, ye t s till th is is with
a d ue A ll o wanc e and R e s e rv atio n to th e L aws o f
C ivil Society
.
D CL
The L
ov e
o f o ur
Ne igh b o ur is
wi se st
th e
d
an
m o st use ful g o o d Q uality in th e World ; it is e ve ry
wh it as nec e ss ary in Civil Societi s fo r o ur H app ine ss
in th e p re sen t L ife, as Ch ri stiani ty h ath m ade it in
o rde r to th at o f th e ne x t L ife
e
.
DC L I
H o no ur
mpty and
im ag ina ry Th ings , if we ta k e
ap a rt fr o m
th o se r e al A d v antag e s and M isfo rt une s th at attend
the m
D C L II
and
D isgrac e ,
are
b ut
th e m
e
.
Th o se th at g ive th e mse l ve s a Wo rl d o f tro ub l e ,
and th at te mp t a Wo rld o f D ang e rs ,mee rl
f
r
o
y
s ak e o f trans mitting a gre at Name to afte r
i
i
al P eo pl e
p
wh
ms
c
O
i
n io n, v e r
are ,in m
y
y
thi s H o n o ur and R e p utati o n wh ich th e y l o o k
as b o u ndl e ss , is ye t c o n fi ned with in a l ittl e
Fo r
in th e ir o wn Im ag inati o n
P o ste rity i nto o ne A ge ,b y s etting th o s e
b e fo r e th e ir Eye s , as if th e y we re all
to g e th e r , which the y sh all ne ve r li ve to
e nj o
y
.
.
.
M AXI MS
1 66
wn Stre ng th
Me n
u nd Sense ,th at s e e
Th ings in th eir full and j ust P r o o rtio ns ,h ave no
nee d o f g e ne r al Ob se rv ati o n s to h e p
p th e m o ut
h is
o
.
of s o
.
D CL
V
III
gre at Ch arac te rs o f be ing Men o f H o no ur
and J us tic e , are v e r
o fte n gr o unded m o r e up o n
y
Fo rms,and a K n ack o f app e aring to b e such ,th an
an
t
ru
e and s o l id Wo r th
y
The
.
D CL
IX
Th o s e th at h ave the A cc o mpl ish me nts Es se ntial
to th e mak ing a g o o d M an, supp o s in g th e y need n o
A rt, ne gl e c t Fo r mal itie s ; ac t mo r e acc o r ding to
N a tur , and c o ns e qu e ntl y m o r e in th e D ark
Fo r
th o se th at ju d g e o f th e m, h ave s o me th ing e lse to
d o , th an to e x amine th e m ; and s o th e y pr o no unc e
Se nte nc e o nl y a cc o rd ing to o u tward A pp e ar anc e s
e
.
.
DCL X
No man
J
us t and G o o d ,w ith o u t
y
Se n s e , and righ t R ea s o ,wh ich
a gr e at Me as ur e 0
will al ways c arr y him to ch use th e j uste r Sid e in
n d it is a
o o lis b
A
c
ti o n o f h is L ife
A
e ver
f
y
Th ing to e x to l wick e d Me n, an d K nav e s , as th e
Wo rld c o mmo nl y d o , fo r P e rs o ns o f Wit and
U nd e r s tand ing Such P e o pl e h ave o nl y o ne P ar t
o f th at s o un d Se n se ,wh ich ma k e s th e m succ e ssful
up o n s o me O cc as io ns , but impe rfe c t,and at a l o ss
up o n a Th o us and o th e rs
“
be
c an
rfe c tl
n
.
’
.
.
M A XIM S
1 67
D C L XI
C o urage
W
Me n, and
Cba s tity in
o me n, are
e stee me d th e pr in c ip al V e r tue s o f e ach Sex , be c ause
th e
are th e h ar d e st to pr ac tis e :
h
en th es e V e r
y
tue s want e ith e r th at Co ns ti tuti o n , o r th at G r ac e
th at sh o ul d s us tain and k ee p th e m up , th e y s o o n
gr o w we ak , and are pre se ntl y sacrific e d to th e
L ov e o f L ife and P le asur e
in
W
.
DC L XII
sh all sc arc e me et with a Maste r , b ut crie s
o ut, up o n all Se rv ants , th at th e
are R o ue
a
n
d
g
y
th e P lagues o f a Fami l y ; and if Se rv ants e ve r
c o me to be M as te rs , the y will say j ust th e sa m e
Th e Reas on is , be c aus e g e ne r ally,it is no t
th ing
th e Qu al itie s, b ut th e Fo r tu ne s o f Me n,th at mak e s
th e di ffe r e nc e betwee n th e m
Yo u
s
.
.
DC L XIII
pl e d o no t mak e it th e ir Bus ine ss to be in
the righ t, s o much as to b e th o ugh t s o ; th is mak e s
th e m stickl e s o s tifi y fo r th e ir o wn Op inio ns , e v e n
th e n wh en th e y k no w and are satis fi ed th e y are
false
P
eo
.
DC L XI V
Err o rs
s o me time s h ave as l o ng a run, as the
gre ate st Tru ths ; be c ause , wh e n th e s e Err o r s are
o nc e r e c ei ved
fo r Truth s , Me n ad mit wh ate ve r
m ak e s fo r th e m with an impl ic it Co nse nt ; and
M AXIM S
1 68
r e je ct
th e m
oro
ve rl oo k
h
all t at
is
c ap ab l e
of
un de c eiving
.
D CL XV
d L y ing are as sur e Marks
Spirit,as fal se Mo ne y is o f a
Tricking
and
oor
lo w
an
of a
po o r
lo w
and
se .
D CL XV I
Wh
en
Me n,that
are
unde r
a
V ow
o
f
D e vo tio n,
g ag e th e ms e l ve s in the B us ine ss o f th e World,
w ith o ut ab so lute ne ce ssity fo r s o d o ing , th e y g ive
us gr e at Cause to
suspe c t th e Reali ty o f th eir
D e v o tio n
en
.
D C L XV I I
A ll D e v o tio n, whi ch is no t gr o u nded upo n
Cbris tia n Humility , and th e L o w o f o ur Ne igh b o ur ,
’
is no b e tte r th an Fo rm and P r e te n c e : Tis o nl y
th e P ride and P ee vi sh ne ss o f P hilo s ophy , wh ich
d
th inks b
e s p is ing the
orld, to
r
e ve ng e i t s e lf
y
up o n all the Co nte mpt and D issatisfacti o ns, Me n
h ave met with fro m it
.
W
.
D CL XV II I
Th e
D e v o tio n o f L adies gr o wing into Y ears , is
fre que ntl y n o b e tte r, th an a l ittl e k ind o f D e c e nc y
ta k e n up to sh e l te r th e ms e l ves fr o m th e sh ame and
the J e s t o f a fadi ng B ea uty ; and to s e c ur e , i n
C
ang e , s o methi ng th at ma
h
s
ll
r
c
e ve r
t
i
mm
e nd
e
o
y
y
o rld
th e m to th e W
.
M A XIM S
I7 o
c o nc e rn ed , a Man o ugh t to me asure h is
and hi s B o o ks b
h
e Stand ar d o f h is o w
t
n
y
and n o t ins lave h is R eas on to his B o o ks
Stud ie s
Rea s on,
.
XXI V
Stu d io us Me n pr o p o se to th e ms e l ve s the fill ing
th eir H ead s with No tio ns , th at they may talk
fluentl y and nic el y, and be tak e n no tic e o f in th e
World ; mo re th an th eir o wn r eal I mpr o ve me nt,
al ifi e d
u
an d b ette r I nfo rm atio n,th at th e y migh t be
q
to m ak e a righ t Jud g me nt o f Th in gs
D CL
.
W
DC L XXV
‘
atbiz e, Je ne s ca
Such
o r ds as sy
ua s ,
y
q
y
p
Occult Qua fities , and a
h o usand m o r e o f th e s am e
k ind , h ave no Se n s e no r Significatio n at all A
Man is wo nde rfull y de c e ived ,if h e fan sie s h ims e lf
o ne o t th e wi se r fo r th e m
Th
e
f
w
e r e o nl
o und
y
j
y
o ut to s uppl
h
e wan t o f Re a s o n ,and to be us e d ,
t
y
wh e n we w o ul d fain s ay s o m e th ing , b ut indee d
h ave n o thi ng to s ay
’
q
.
.
.
D C L XXV I
We attrib u te m o re to Reas o n, th an is h er d ue
She fr e que ntl y usurp s wh at o f r igh t be l o ngs to o ur
Co ns titutio n and wo ul d h av e b ut fe w A d vantag e s,
if s h e h ad n o m o re th an are stric tl y h e r o wn
.
’
.
It is but
D C L XXV II
v e ry se l d o m, th at Reas on cur es
o ur
M AK IM S
17 1
P a s s ions , b ut o ne P as s ion i s c o mmo nl y cu re d b y
a no th e r
R eas on ind ee d o fte n str ik e s in with the
st r o ng e st Sid e ; and th e r e is n o
P as s ion s o e x
travagant, b ut h ath its R eas on re ad y to k ee p it
in C o u nte nanc e
.
.
DC L XX V III
r igh t R eas on is a L igh t in the M ind,
b y wh ich it di s c e r n s Th ings as th e y are in th e m
s e l v e s ; b ut in th is W
o rld thi s L igh t is in c o m as se d ,
p
and d ark ened b
a Th o us and M i s ts and Cl o ud s
y
Go od
and
.
XXIX
D CL
Re pu tatio n wo ul d no t be s o h ighl y v alu e d ,if we
d id b ut d ul y c o ns ide r , h o w v e r y un ju s t Me n are ,
b o th in the g ivin g and th e tak ing o f it away ag ain
d
o ing we ll ,
e sh o ul d b e s ur e to de se rv e it b
y
and wh e n th at Ca r e i s o nc e ta k e n, no t be o v e r
an x io us ab o u t th e Succ e ss
W
.
.
D CL
To o
tende
r
a
Se nse
XXX
wh at
of
h r
P e o pl e
Mal ic e o f
ot e
f us , d o e s b ut e nte r tain th e
o rld, wh ich d e s ir e s n o th ing mo r e
may d is tur b us
ill
W
o
h
t an
sa
y
th e
th at it
.
DC L XXXI
The abs o lute want
mo ved
h
t at
ch
o f su
Se nse ,s o
a
h ing th e y s ay,is a
pr o duc e s the sam e Effe c t
at no t
.
be
c o ntr ary Ex tre am,
Th is is such a
as
to
1
M AXIM S
72
s o rt o f C o nte mp t, as
re ve nge its se lf upo n
th e
W ld
is
or
c o nc e r ned
to
.
DC L XXXII
Th e r e
m id dl e State , and a Te mp e r to be
fo und be twe en th e s e two Ex tre ams ,wh ich incl ine s
orld to ma k e A ll o w
anc e s fo r s ome A c tio n s
the W
in o ne M an ,wh ich yet th e y c o nd e mn with o u t any
Me rc y in o th e rs Thi s mak e s th e m igh ty di ffe r
e n c e be t w
e en L ad ie s ,th at
et h ave ta k e n th e s am e
y
So th at s o m e are run d o wn, and it is
L ibe rties
sc andal o us to be see n in th e ir Co mp any,and o th e rs
are e ste e me d as chast as N uns ,and n o R e fl e c tio n s
c ast up o n th e m
is
a
.
.
.
DC L XXXIII
Th at pur e P lato nic k L aw wh ich s o me P e rs o n s
fans ie to th e mse l ve s ,i s all I mag inatio n and D e l u
s io ns Th e Bo d y h ath a gre ate r sh are in th is
P as s ion , th an th e Mind
'
'
’
.
D C L XXXI V
strang e Thi ng ,th at s o me Natio n s wh o
w anted th e L igh t o f th e Gospel, s h o ul d wo r s h ip
L o v e fo r a G o d ; fo r,ind ee d , the Effe c ts and th e
Re s entme nts o f it,are ve r y o d d ,ve ry e x tr ao rd inar y,
and such as s ee m to e xc ee d the P o we r o f Na ture
It is
-
no
.
DC L XXX V
The
C o nve rs atio n
of
fine
V
Wm
o
en
puts
a
M an s
’
1
M A XI MS
74
B o o k , and ye t with th e ir
Natural P a rts , h ave a b e tte r Sen se
into
a
d e pe nd
upo n cle ar and true
g re at and bo o k ish P rofes s ors
o
wn
Sto ck
o
f
Th ings th at
Rea s on, th an s o me
of
.
D CXCI
G o o d Sens e and Reas on o ugh t to b e the U mp ire
o f all Rul e s , b o th A n c ient and M o d e rn ; wh ate ve r
d oe s no t agree wi th thi s Standard c anno t be
DCX CII
Nature was give n to e x e rci se the P bilos opb rs ,
l ik e so me da rk Riddl e ; e ve r y o ne m ak e s his o wn
Se nse the Ke y,and o ut o f th at c o ntr iv e s hi s o wn
Sy ste m
H e th at b y th e se P rinc ipl e s e xpl ain s
mo st D iffi cul tie s ,may be all o we d thus far to val ue
hims elf, th at he hath hi t upo n the m o s t pr o bab l e
Op in io n
e
.
.
DCXCIII
B o dil y P ain is th e o nl y Evil atte nd ing hum ane
L ife , th at is p as t the P o we r o f Reas on, e ith e r to
cure o r to a ssw age
.
D CX C I V
Fo rtune g ive s o ut the P art s Me n are to pl ay
up o n th i s Stag e o f the W
o rld, b l indl , a nd j us t
y
a cc o r ding
unacc o untab le H u mo ur
to h e r o wn
Th is is th e R eas on wh th e r e is s o much ill ac ting
be cause Me n ve ry se do m hit upo n th o se Char
M A XIM S
I7 5
h at are fit fo r th e m ; o r to spe a k in a mo re
Cbris tia n Styl e , wh at we c all Fortune, is no o th e r
th an th e P r o vid e nc e o f God, wh ich pe r mits th o s e
D is o rd e rs , fo r R ea s ons wh ich we are no t ab l e
to c o mpr e h e nd
acte rs t
.
DCX CV
Reas on and E perience o ugh t alw ays
H and in th e D i sc o ve r y o f Nature
x
in
to
o
g
H and
.
D CX CV I
If fre qu ent Med itatio ns upo n D eath , d o no t
mak e us be tte r Me n, yet m eth inks th e y sh o ul d
mo d e r ate o ur P as s ions h o we ve r ,and put s o me re
str aint up o n o ur A va n ce and A mbition
'
‘
.
D CXCV II
Eve ry th ing in th is L ife is acc ide ntal , e ve n o ur
De ath is the o nl y th ing
Birth th at b rings us into it
we c an b e s ure o f A n d yet we be have o ur s e l ve s ,
jus t as if all the re st we re c e rtain ,and D eath al o ne
unc e rtai n
D CX CV III
L ife is g o o d in it s o wn Na ture
The gre ate s t
g o o d in the World,b ut the mo st unthriftil y s quande r d
awa
A
nd it is n o t o f th is , b ut o f o ur o w
n
E
x
y
travaganc e that we h ave r e aso n to c o mpl ain
.
'
.
.
.
’
.
.
No th ing is
so
D CXCIX
h ard to p e rs wade Me n
to ,as th e
1
M A XI M S
76
Co nte mpt o f Ri ch e s , e xc e p t o ne s a rgum e nts b e
d r awn fr o m th e Sto r e s o f Cb ris tia n Re l ig io n
.
Th e
Wis
Me n
we re in
Truth ve ry Fo o l is h , wh o with o ut any L ight o f
Faith , o r Expe c tatio n o f a b e tte r State , d e sp is ed
Rich e s and P l e as ur e s
Th e y e nde avo ur ed to d is
ti nguis h th e ms e l ve s , b y unc o mmo n and u nn atur al
No ti o n s ; and s o to triu mph o ve r th e r e s t o f
Man kin d , b y an im ag inary El e vatio n o f So ul
Th o se that w e re the Wi se st amo ng th em we r e
sati s fi e d with talk ing o f th e se th ings in P ub l ick ,
b ut b e ha ved th em se l ve s afte r ano th e r k ind o f
Rate in P ri vate
e-
mo n g
a
th e
A nc ie nts
.
.
.
DCCI
Th e re is a grave , c o ntr ived s o rt o f Fo ll y,h ighly
s atis fi ed with it s e lf,th at c arri e s an A ir o f M s do m
a th o us and ti me s mo r e tr o u b l e s o me and imp e r tine nt,
th an that H um o urs o me and di ve rting Fo ll y, wh ich
ne v e r th inks at all
.
DC CII
T h e C o nte mpt of c e rtain D e ath , wh e re th e re is
no
Cb ris tia ni/y to supp o rt and j us tify it, d o e s b y
no
M e ans d e s e rv e th at A dmiratio n o r H o no ur,
th at h av e b e e n th o ugh t its d ue : In g o od e arne st,
wh e n
V ie w
any
k a cl o s e r and st ricte r
rath e r an Ex travag anc e , th an
o f it, it is
G r e atne s s o r Co nstanc y o f Mind
o ne
c o me s
to
ta e
.
1
M A XI MS
78
D CCV III
Th e re is no such th ing as true Wi s do m in thi s
World, e xc e pt th at wh ich instruc ts us in Cbris tian
M orality
Fo r th is , if we ab s tr ac t fr o m it all the
Suppo rts o f Faith , and A d vantag e s o f R eligion , i s
o f it s e lf th e m o st pur e and p e rfe ct Rul e o f L ife
.
D CCIX
Th e V ulg ar v alu e and c ry up A ctio ns and o th e r
Th ings , no t o nl y fo r th e ir Exc e lle nc e , b ut m o re
f
o r th e U nc o m mo nne s s o f th e m
and th is
e ne r all
g
y
M e th o d s Me n tak e
give s O ccas io n to
to gain th e A ppr o
DCCX
The Co urt
is
th e
h
r
p
and all L aws t ruckl e
so rts o f U nio ns b ut
and b r e ak asu nd e r
s u re am.
A ll
ot e
P eculia r, wh e r e A mbition is
P a s s ions , e ve n L ov e it s e lf,
unde r h e r; and th e r e are no
s h e c an b o th k nit to g e th e r,
.
DCCXI
A mbitio us Me n ch e at th e ms e lve s , wh e n th e fix
up o n any Ends fo r th e ir A mbition Th o s e E
?
wh en th ey are attaine d to , are c o nve rted into
Means, sub o rdinate to s o mething farth e r
.
.
A
go od
DC CXII
Ch arac te r , in wh ich
al
l
th e
W ld
or
M A XIM S
r s
which
s el do m false
nues
ag ee , and
co nti
1 79
a
great whi l e,
is
.
DCCXIII
Th e Op inio n o f th o se P b ilos opbers ,th at will
h ave
D e gree mo re th an M aebines ,
which m o ve th e ms e lve s , is e xc eedi ng h ard to c o n
c ei ve
But th at o f s o me o th e r P b ilos opbers , wh o
assi g n th e m a Soul th at is c o rp o re al , and
et n o t
y
a bo d y ne ith e r, is al to g eth e r i nc o mpr e h e nsi b l e
Beasts
to
be in
no
.
.
D CCXI V
Re pu tatio n is a gre at Ch arg e ve r y h ard
fo r a M an to a c q uit h ims e lf we ll o f : A n o b scur e
L ife i s m o r e Natural , and mo r e Eas ie
A
great
.
DCCXV
m ade ch o ic e o f a Tub fo r his
dwe ll ing , was a Fo ol, s o much the m o re e x q u is ite ,
and r e fi ne
d , as h e th o ugh t h ims e lf, and e x p e c ted
th e Wrld s h o ul d Es tee m hi m, much wi se r th an
th e r e st o f M ank ind
D iogenes , th at
o
.
D CCXV I
gre at H o no urs , are m o st
trul y s aid to b e gr e at B urd e ns : Th e Sl av e ry o f
th e m i s b ut s o much th e gr e ate r , b e c aus e it c o n
c e rns the Se rvi c e o f the P ub l ick ; fo r the P e o pl e
are a M as te r sc arc e e v e r to b e s ati sfi ed
G reat Offic e s ,
d
an
.
MAXIMS
1 80
DCCXV II
Th e y th at are ete rnall y c anting up o n V ertue in
all Co mp ani e s , are c o mm o nl
gr
e at B o as te rs , and
y
great K nave s Th e m igh ty P ains which th e Me n
o f th e A ge tak e to c o mmend V ertue , is s o m etimes
a shr ewd Sign, th at th e
t
ak e b ut v e ry l ittl e to
y
pr actise it
.
.
DCCXV I II
J
Tru th di sc o ve rs it s e lf to yo ung P rinc e s , no
l o ng e r th an whil e th e y are yo u ng , and u nd e r
A ge ; it fl ie s a Cr o wn , and v ani sh e s o ut o f s igh t,
as s o o n as th e y c o me to b e inve sted w ith P o w e r :
If th e se first years b e no t made use o f to g ive
th e m g o o d A d vi c e an d I ns truc tio n, th e r e will b e
r et rie ving it in th e fo ll o wing P art o f th e ir
no
L ive s
Fo r all th e n goe s o ff in mee t Juggl e
and D isg ui se
.
.
DCCXIX
p e rfe ct K no wl ed g e a Man h ath o f h is
M is e ry and I e rfe c tio ns , give s a gre at and jus t
pumility to ward s God ; b ut s o it
o cc as io n fo r
d o e s als o fo r th e d e s p i sing o f o th e rs , wh o are
no t s o wi s e as o ur s e lve s
Th e
m
.
D CCXX
R aile ry is hard e r to be bo rn th an I njurie s ,b e c ause
it i s an all o wab l e Th ing to b e c o nc e rn ed at I njurie s,
b ut a ridi cul o us o ne to be angry at a J e st
.
1
M A XI M S
82
on
l y s o me
a re
of
th e
’
Me an s
by
wh ich g o od Th ings
ro c ur d .
p
D CC XX V I
So me P e o pl e are s o fo nd o f b e ing Su b tl e and
A b st rus e up o n all O cc as io ns , th at th e y r e all y o ve r
sh o o t the Mark Th e s e r e fi ned P e rs o ns are as far
fro m Truth ,as th e V ulg ar , wh o se gr o ss Igno r anc e
mak e s th e m fall s h o rt o f it
.
.
D CCXXV II
Tru th is plain and
to
fi nd it
l,th e
natura
gre at Se cr et is h o w
.
DCCXX V II I
gr eat M istak e o f m o st No b l e men, is , th at
l o o k up o n th e ir No b il ity,as a C har ac te r given
Th e
he y
th e m
t
b y Nature
.
DCCXXIX
Tru e Qual ity,and th at wh ich c o m e s b y Na ture,
is o nl y th e No b l e A d vantag e s and End o wm e nts o f
th e B o d y and th e Mind
.
D CCXXX
m o re anc ient that No b ility is, whi ch we
d e riv e o nl y fr o m o ur A n c e sto rs ,th e l e ss v alu ab l e it
The
is , and th e m o r e susp ic io us and un c e rtain
So n o f a Marsh al o f France, wh o b y hi s o wn
Wo rth h ath rais ed himse lf to th is Offi c e , sh o ul d in
Th e
.
M A XI M S
1
83
ll r e as o n be mo r e No b l e ,th an th e P o s te rity th at
Th is Spring o f H o no ur is yet
d e sc e nd fr o m him
’
fre sh in th e So n s V eins ,and k e pt up by th e Ex
ampl e o f th e Fath e r ; b ut th e furth e r it ru n s fr o m
th e Fo untai n- H e ad , th e w eak e r and the dr e r it
y
a
.
gr o ws
.
DC CXXXI
W
D
v
a , to se e s o m e M en
er
y
p
y
th at are c o me fr o m th e v e ry Dr e gs o f th e P e o pl e ,
raise th e mse lve s to gr e at Fo r tune s and H o no urs ;
m
th Sc o rn and
and we c o mm o nl
entio n th is w
i
y
Re pr o ach , as if all th e G r e at Famil ie s in th e World
h ad no t as me an a B e g inning , if we wo ul d b ut tak e
P ain s to tr ace th e m b ack to th ei r first O riginals
e are
s ur r1 z e d
e
.
DCCXXXII
The
g
P art o f th o se Co mpl aints we mak e
Ne ighb o urs , are o wing to th e w ant o f
gre ate st
st o ur
Re fl e c tio n up o n
a ain
s lve s
o ur e
.
D CC XXXIII
The L
l s incl ine s us to l o o k up o n
all th e P l e asur e s , and H app ine s s o f L ife ,as Th in g s
th at we h av e a Righ t to c all o urs ; and up o n all th e
E il and C la mities , as Th ings Fo r e ig n and U n
natu r al , and s uch as are Wr o ngs an d H ar d s h ip s
up o n us Thi s g ive s o cc asio n to all the C o mpl aints
we b e ar against Humane L ife
v
:
ov e o
f
o ur s e v e
a
.
.
1
M A XIM S
84
D CCXXXI V
M o st H e r o e s are l ik e s o me k ind o f P ic ture s ,
whi ch if yo u wo ul d ad mi re , yo u must l oo k upo n
h
t em at a
d istan c e
.
D CCXXXV
Tr
u e and e s se nt1 al Me rit, is th at o f th e g o o d
A cc o mpl is h me nts o f the M ind ; b ut th e A rt o f
mak ing th e s e val uab l e , and e x e rting th o s e g o o d
Fac ul tie s , i s a se c o nd Me rit, and much mo r e
h
an
th e first , in all B us ine ss o f th e
t
ne c s sar
y
World, b o t h in o rde r to the raising o ur Reputa
ti o n ,and o ur Fo rtune s
e
.
DCCXXXV I
Many Th ings
l
me e rly b e c ause th e y
are un c o mm o n, o r h ard to be c o me b ,th o ugh in
y
Tru th , and in th ei r o wn N a ture,th e y are neith e r
ami ab l e , no r useful
are v a ue d ,
.
D CCXXX V II
Eve r y
r c s a Co urt o f Judi c ature fo r h im
se lf ; the re h e sits supr e me J ud g e o ve r h is Ne igh
bo ur , and pr o c ee d s up o n h im in as A rb itr ar y and
A uth o r itative a man ne r ,as if h e h ad s o me p ar tic ul ar
P r e r o g ativ e o ve r h im
But meth in ks ,we sh o ul d be
mo re mo d e s t and sp ar ing in pa ss ing Se nten c e thus
up o n o th e r s , if w
e d id b ut c o ns id e r, th at th e
t
oo
y
will tak e th e s am e Fr e ed o ms,s nd nsc us with the
s am e Se ve rity
o ne e e t
'
.
‘
.
M A XI M S
I 86
h appy ,b ut it is no t in th e P o we r o f any to c o ntent
a Fo o l ; and th is i s th e tr ue Re as o n w
h y much
th e gre ate st P ar t o f M an k ind are mis e r ab l e
.
D CCX L III
W gi
se l ve s mo re
th ink us h app ,th an to m ak e
y
e
DCCX L
s lve s re all y
o ur e
It is much eas ie r to q u e nch
satis fie all th o se th at are sure
DC CX L
Wisd m t
o
o th e
Mind ,is
so
.
IV
‘
to
Me n
P ain, to mak e
o ur
ve
.
V
H e alth
as
D CCX L
firs t D es ire ,th an
to fo ll o w afte r
a
to the
B od y
.
I
V
In r e g ard ne ith e r H e al th o f B o dy, n o r P e ac e o f
’
Mind, c an be c o nfe rr d by the G r eate s t Me n up o n
Earth ; th e u tmo st Fav o urs th e y c an d o us are
bo ugh t too cle ar
.
DCCX L
V
II
B e fo r e we set o ur H e ar ts to o much
Thing , le t us e x amine h o w h app y th o se
alr e ad
p
o sse ss it
y
up o n
an
y
wh o
are ,
.
DC CX L
Th e
greate st Tr e asur e
V
in
III
h is Wo rl d ,is
t
a
rue
t
M AX IM S
Fr ie nd, and ye t it is
r ub l e the mse lve s
t o
to
1
87
Tre asure which Me n l east
l o o k afte r
'
a
.
D CCX L IX
L o ve rs are b l ind to
M is tre sse s ,till the end ing
Fail ings
o f th e Ch arm
th e
h r
o pe n th e ir
of
t ei
DC CL
P rude nc e
he r ;
c e rtainl y
an o t
and
L
much
tak e fr o m
as
o
ve we r e
as
y
ou
nev e
dd
a
h r
th e o t e
r m ade
to
th e
fo r
o ne
o ne ,
u
o
y
.
D CC L I
je al o us Wife g ive s he r H us band th is sati sfac
tio n at l e as t,th at h e i s s ur e ,fr o m he r, c o ntinually
to h ear o f wh at he l o v e s
A
.
D CCL I I
H o w s ad
sam e
v e rtu o us
at th e
Case is th at p o o r
T ime v io le ntly in L
a
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in,wh o is
o ve , an d infl e x ib l
y
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an
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D c L III
A wis e M an fi nd s it m o r e fo r h is A d vantag e ,to
d e cl ine th e Co mb at, th an to g ain th e Co nq ue st
.
DCC L IV
Th e re
is
m o re
ne ed o f
re ading Me n th an
B o o ks
.
M A XI M S
1 88
D CC L
Go od
wh o h ad
d ill Fo rtune c o mm o nly go
m o st o f e ach be fo re
an
h
to t e m,
.
DCC L
g o o d Wife is a
h ath fo u nd,doe s we ll
A
Wm
o
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I
V
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no t to b r ag o f
hid
V
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II
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to
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much to sh e w ho w th ey
th e Re pu tatio n o f de se rv ing
so
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.
DCC L
Mo st
V
l o v ed
s
v e r , no t
be fo re , as to g ain
l o ved ag ain
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L
o
.
D C CL V II I
Faithful ne ss , wh e n th e Effe c t o f
very l ittl e be tte r th an U nfaithful ne ss
C o nstraint, is
.
D C CL IX
No
Wm
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g iving o cc asio n fo r it
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such
as
.
D CC L X
M e n th at
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are
fo nd , d o
ce ase s to be
to o
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no t
ly
e as i
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d
.
disc e r n,
M A XIMS
1 90
D CCL X V II I
No th ing is
upo n us ,th an
m o re
th e
ural
us,o r impo se s m o r e
P e rs was io n th at we are be l o v e d
n at
to
.
DCC L XIX
W tk m r
e
a e
o e
h ave
a re
de ligh t in
b e e n b e h o l de n
b e h o l de n
to
see ing the P e rs o ns th at
us,th an th e m to wh o m we
.
D CC L XX
Th e r e
m o re
Sentiments , th an
we h ave no t
is
d ifficul ty in c o nc e al ing o ur re al
in c o u nte rfe iting th e Sentim e nts
.
DC C L XXI
to
at
Fr ie nd s hips , afte r R e c o n c il iatio n,are m o re nic e
be k e p t, th an th o se th at we r e ne ve r b r o k e n
all
.
DCC L XXII
He
h l ik e s no b o d y; h ath a much w o rs e Time
o f 1 t,th an h e wh o m no b ody l ik e s
t at
.
IN D EX
A bili ty,9 9 , 1 63
A c cen t, 342
Ac co m pl is h men ts , 1 60
A cqua intan ce , 1 7 9 , 5 9 2
A c nvi ty ( id l e ) ,9 1
“
w A d vi ce , 94 , 1 1 1 , 1 1 7 , 284,
37 7 ,6 2 1
A ffe c ta tio n , 1 08, 2 7 8, 2 89
A ffe cti o n s ,44, 9 7 , 1 03
A flli c ti o n s ,2 33 6
r
46 1 , 66 8
a
r
e
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en e s s ,2 4 1 ,5 96 ,7 03
g
m iti o n ,9 2 ,2 4 7 ,2 94 ,493 ,
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bl
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7 1 0, 7 1
.
1
4
An cie n ts ,6 7 2
An ge r, 5 44
A pp e aran c es , 1 67 , 2 5 7 ,45 7 ,
8
0
8
,
7
,6 1
5
5
A ppl ica tio n ,
A pp ro ba tio n
.
9
-
7 09
Fo rtun e , 5 3
Barb in , p ub l is h e r, x x i
B
a lan ce o f
Beas ts , 7 1 3
B o d y , th e , 2 9 7
o o k s , 5 7 2 , 6 4, 69 0, 7 24,
5
B
B
7 54
re v i t ,60 1
y
r
-
-
42 37 7444
h
C as ti ty , 1 , 2 06 , 36 6, 66 1
Ch is tian ity , 6 2 2 , 699 , 7 02 ,
7 08
Citize n , 39 1
Civi l i ty ,2 60
Cl e m e n c y , 1 6 1 8
Co u tes y , 6 1 8
Co urts h ip , 40 1
Co v e to us n e s s , 1 68
Co mm e nd a tio n , 1 44 1 5 1 ,
1 99 . 3 2 0, 35 6. 432 . 5 43.
6 35 . 7 62
Co mpan y ,207
Co n c e it,9 3
Co n fi d e n c e , 4 2 1 ,47 7
Co n q ue s ts a n d C i m e s , 1 84
Co n s tan c y , 2 0 2 5 , 1 7 6 ,42 0
Co n te n tm e n t, 7 4 2
Co n tra dic ti o n , 6 2 4
Co n v e rsa tio n , 1 6 6, 363,5 1 9 ,
2
6
8
6
6
.
.
9
7
5
5 , 7 03
Co p ies , 1 34
Co q ue try , 2 4 2 , 32 2
Co urage , 2 1 4 2 1 8, 2 20 2 2 2 ,
5 5 1 2 , 66 1
Co urt, 7 1 0
Co ward ice , 369 , 482
See
Co urage
Crimes , 1 84
Cun n in g, 39 3
Curio s iti es , 1 7 4, 6 1 2
r
-
-
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-
.
IN D EX
1 92
D A tagna n , memo i
r
’
rs
o f,
F o lly ,
309 1
x v1
h
r
F o n d ne s s , 7 60
F o rgi ve n ess , 304
Fo r tun e ,
D ea t ,2 2 ,2 4 , 2 7 . 69 6 7
—fe a o f,4 1 2 ,7 02
D ec e i t, 1 1 6
De c e n c y ,44 7
De a vi ty , 5 7 8
-
pr
De R e tz —ch ara c ter
Ro c he fo ucaul d , x ix
of
81 .
L
a
r
Ed uca tio n , 2 6 1
El o q uenc e , 2 5 1 ,6 5 5
Em pl o y me n ts , 4 1 9
En e mies , 4 5 8, 46 3
En v y ,2 8,2 9 ) 9 6 a
32 8,
4 7 8 489 . 5 I I
Erro rs , 66 4
Es te e m, 2 96
Ex a m pl e , 2 3 1 , 6 1 6
Ex peri e n c e ,364,404. S94
Ex po s ure , 32 6
.
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Fai th ful ne ss ,7 5 8
Fam e , 6 5 2 Se e R eputation
Fas h io n , 6 1 0
F aul ts , us e ful , 35 5
.
r
Fault fi n d i ng , 4 09
Fav o urites , 5 6
F id e l ity , 2 48, 7 5 8
F irs t T o ugh ts , 1 02
h
F la tte ry , 1 5 3, 32 9 ,5 1 7
.
5 81
5 4 5 . 390 . 39 8. 4 3 5 ,
4 7 5 , 5 5 7 , 5 9 7 , 69 4.
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mo n o f,v1 1 ,x i
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F ri e n d s , 2 35 6 ,434, 7 48
F ri en d s h ip , 81 90 , 2 7 9 , 2 80,
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Des ti n y , 2 7 2
De v o tio n , 666 ,669 , 7 38
D io ge n e s , 7 1 5
D isc o ve rie s , 6 5 3
D is a r e m en t,6 2 6
D is s imu a tio n , 1 1 8, 5 85 ,7 70
D is t us t,89
o f o u s e v es , 3 1 5 , 3 35
Di v e s io ns , 646
r
208, 2 1 0, 2 1 1 , 300,
3 1 0 , 5 981 6 1 4,7 O I
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th e,x 11 ,x
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r
Ge ne os ity , 24 7
Go o d N a tu e , 484
Go o d n e ss , 2 03 , 2 07 , 5 54
Go s pe l , th e , 6 2 2 , 6 84
G atitud e , 1 5 , 2 2 4 2 30,2 98
9 , 608, 688
Gre at, th e , 240,640, 7 46
G e a tn es s , 1 9 1 ,39 8-400,5 45 ,
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5 2 7 : 7 42 : 7 43
H atre d , 338
H ea l th , 2 7 4
H e ro e s , 5 4, 1 85 , 7 34
H o ne s ty , 9 9 , 2 04. 5 7 4
H o n o ur , 1 5 8, 2 2 0, 2 7 0,
H 0pe , 1 69
H umi l ity ,2 5 5 ,35 8,66 7 ,7
H umo urs , 4 7 )
49 I
481
2 90
H yp o c n s y , 2 1 9 ,2 34
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19
4
N a ture
69 2 . 69 5 . 7 1 5
fo rtune , 1 5 4
N e ig ” o urs , 6 5 0, 7 32
No , 6 1 9
N o il ity , 4 33, 7 2 8-7 3 1
N o ve l ty ,42 6 ,5 9 3
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hb
b
Ob llga ti o n ,2 2 7 1 3 I 7 1 4 381 7 69
Ob s ti nac y ,5 1 4
Oc cas i o ns , 34 5
O pin io n , 9 3, 34 7
Op in io n a tiv e n e ss , 9 3, 5 7 2 ,
5 80 , 606 , 6 1 5 , 62 4 , 6 34,
66 3. 7 6 1
Os te n tatio n , 1 38, 6 2 5
.
Rai ll ery 7 29 3
R am bo uill e t, H o te l d e ,x 1 1 l
.
Ra n k , 6 2 5 1 6 3 39 6 37
R a rity a n d v a l ue , 7 36
R e as o n,4 3, 1 06 ,5 36,6 7 6 8,
69 1 . 69 5
R eas o n in g, 7 04
R e co nci l iatio n ,83
R e fusa l ,6 1 8,6 2 0
R e p ro o fs , 1 48
R e putatio n , 1 66 , 2 06 , 2 68,
65 2 .
67 9 .
7 1 2.
41 1 .
714
R Ch es s 5 5 1 5 7 9 1 69 9
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i n gs , 1 5 9
0
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Sa fe ty . 5 55
Sa l o n s ,
S a rs , o n th e m in d , 1 9 5
Scu d e y , M me d e , v1
Se cre ts , 88
Segra is , M d e , x x u
Se l f c o n fi d e n c e , 5 7 1
Se lf k n o wl e dge , 345 , 5 84,
670
Se l f l o v e , 1 5 , 1 4 , 89 ,
2 37 . 2 6 1
339 . 4 9 7 .
5 3 41 S461 S9 3 4 .
z . 6 39 . 6 38. 6 4 7 9 . 7
Se lf sa tis fa cti o n ( an d th e re
v e rse ) , 5 7 1
Se ns itiv e ness ,680 2
e rv an ts , 66 2
igh t, 1 0
Si l e n c e , 0
1 85 ,
Sin ce rity , 6 3
3 1 6 . 36 5 . 382 5 63
So rie ty , 5 40
So c ie ty , 46 5
So ul , eal t o f, 1 89 , 1 94
b
P arv e nu , 7 3 1
27 6 ,
P as s io n s , 6 1 1 , 2 8, 1 2
4 2 2 1 460 : 4 7 9 1 487 1 5 2 1 1
5 26
P as t, th e , 5 90
P en e tra tio n , 3 7 6
P e rs e v e ran c e , 1 7 8
e rs , 2 3, 47 , 5 5
P h i los o
P ity , 2
46 3
P ay s , 6 46 , 6 86
P e as in g,a rt o f, 7 03
P eas ure , 1 2 4
P o v e rty , 5 5
P rid e . 34. 38. 2 82 . 4 5 0. 4 7 4.
5 2 5 , 5 3 5 . 37 , 6 3 3
e ( Co n d é ) , 1 99
P rin c e s 32 0, 7 06 , 7 1 8
P ro mis es , 39
P ro s e rity ,4 1 5
P ro v id e n c e , 5 5 0, 69 4
P rud en ce ,648, 7 5 0
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