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same_o way_n there_o be_v divers_a path_n that_o lead_v to_o virtue_n the_o wise_a man_n ought_v not_o to_o ignore_v they_o lviii_o combat_n night_n and_o day_n against_o thy_o viâ—es_n aâ—d_o if_o by_o thy_o care_n and_o vigilance_n thou_o against_o the_o victory_n over_o thyself_o courageous_o attack_v the_o vice_n of_o other_o but_z attack_z they_o not_o before_o this_o be_v do_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o ridiculous_a than_o to_o complain_v of_o other_o defect_n when_o we_o have_v the_o very_a same_o lix_n the_o good_a man_n sin_v sometime_o weakness_n be_v natural_a to_o he_o but_o he_o ought_v to_o watch_v so_o diligent_o over_o himself_o that_o he_o never_o fall_v twice_o into_o the_o same_o crime_n lx._n we_o have_v three_o friend_n that_o be_v useful_a to_o we_o a_o sincere_a friend_n a_o faithful_a friend_n a_o friend_n that_o hear_v every_o thing_n that_o examine_v what_o be_v tell_v he_o and_o that_o speak_v little_a but_o we_o have_v three_o also_o who_o friendship_n 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wise_a man._n great_a discourse_n elaborate_a discourse_n piece_n of_o eloquence_n aught_o to_o be_v a_o language_n unknown_a to_o he_o his_o action_n ought_v to_o be_v his_o language_n as_o for_o i_o i_o will_v never_o speak_v more_o heaven_n speak_v but_o what_o language_n do_v it_o use_v to_o preach_v to_o man_n that_o there_o be_v a_o sovereign_a principle_n from_o whence_o all_o thing_n depend_v a_o sovereign_a principle_n which_o make_v they_o to_o act_n and_o move_v it_o be_v motion_n be_v its_o language_n it_o reduce_v the_o season_n to_o their_o time_n it_o agitate_v nature_n it_o make_v it_o produce_v this_o silence_n be_v eloquent_a lxvi_o the_o wise_a man_n ought_v to_o hate_v several_a sort_n of_o men._n he_o ought_v to_o hate_v those_o that_o divulge_v the_o defect_n of_o other_o and_o take_v delight_n in_o discourse_v therein_o he_o ought_v to_o hate_v those_o that_o be_v adorn_v only_o with_o very_o mean_a quality_n and_o who_o be_v moreover_o of_o a_o low_a birth_n do_v reuâ—â—e_n and_o temerarious_o murmur_v against_o tâ—ose_n that_o be_v promote_v to_o dignity_n of_o state_n he_o ought_v to_o hate_v a_o valiant_a man_n when_o his_o valour_n be_v not_o accompany_v with_o civility_n nor_o prudence_n he_o ought_v to_o haâ—â—_n those_o sort_n of_o man_n that_o be_v puff'â—_n 〈◊〉_d with_o self-love_n who_o be_v always_o conceit_a of_o their_o own_o merit_n and_o idolater_n of_o their_o own_o opinion_n do_v assault_n all_o deride_z all_z and_o never_o consult_v reason_n he_o ought_v to_o hate_v those_o who_o have_v very_o small_a illumination_n do_v presume_v to_o censure_v what_o other_o do_v he_o ought_v to_o hate_v proud_a men._n in_o a_o word_n he_o ought_v to_o hate_v those_o who_o make_v it_o a_o custom_n to_o spy_v out_o other_o defect_n to_o publish_v they_o lxvii_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o associate_v with_o the_o populace_n these_o sort_n of_o man_n grow_v familiar_a and_o insolent_a when_o we_o have_v too_o much_o correspondence_n with_o they_o and_o because_o they_o imagine_v they_o be_v slight_v when_o never_o so_o little_o neglect_v we_o draw_v their_o aversion_n upon_o we_o lxviii_o he_o that_o be_v arrive_v at_o the_o forty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o who_o have_v hitherto_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o some_o criminal_a habit_n be_v not_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o subdue_v it_o i_o hold_v his_o malady_n incurable_a he_o will_v persevere_v in_o his_o crime_n unâ—il_a death_n lxix_o afflict_v not_o thyself_o at_o the_o death_n of_o a_o brother_n death_n and_o life_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n to_o which_o the_o wise_a man_n be_v bind_v to_o submit_v moreover_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v thy_o brethren_n why_o then_o shall_v thou_o weep_v for_o â—ne_n at_o a_o time_n when_o so_o many_o other_o remain_v alive_a lxx_o the_o natural_a light_n be_v only_o a_o perpetual_a conformity_n of_o our_o soul_n with_o the_o law_n of_o heaven_n man_n can_v never_o lose_v this_o light_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v inconstant_a and_o waver_a it_o be_v sometime_o cover_v over_o with_o so_o many_o cloud_n that_o it_o seem_v whole_o extinguish_v the_o wise_a man_n experience_n it_o himself_o â—or_a he_o may_v fall_v into_o small_a error_n and_o commit_v light_a offence_n yet_o the_o wise_a man_n can_v be_v virtuous_a whilst_o he_o be_v in_o this_o state_n it_o will_v be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o say_v it_o lxxi_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a when_o poor_a not_o to_o hate_v poverty_n but_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v rich_a without_o be_v proud_a lxxii_o the_o man_n of_o the_o first_o age_n apply_v themselves_o to_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n only_o for_o themselves_o that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o become_v virtuous_a this_o be_v all_o the_o praise_n they_o expect_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o lucubration_n but_o man_n at_o present_a do_v only_o seek_v praise_n they_o study_v only_o out_o of_o vanity_n and_o to_o pass_v for_o learned_a in_o the_o esteem_n of_o men._n lxxiii_o the_o wise_a man_n seek_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o defect_n in_o himself_o but_o the_o fool_n avoid_v himself_o seek_v it_o in_o all_o other_o beside_o himself_o lxxiv_o the_o wise_a man_n ought_v to_o have_v a_o severe_a gravity_n but_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v fierce_a and_o untractable_a he_o ought_v to_o love_v society_n but_o to_o avoid_v great_a assembly_n lxxv_o the_o love_n of_o hatred_n of_o people_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o thy_o love_n or_o hatred_n examine_v whether_o they_o have_v reason_n lxxvi_o contract_v friendship_n with_o a_o man_n who_o heart_n be_v upright_o and_o sincere_a with_o a_o man_n that_o love_v to_o learn_v and_o who_o can_v teach_v thou_o something_o in_o his_o turn_n other_o man_n be_v unworthy_a of_o thy_o friendship_n lxxvii_o he_o that_o have_v fault_n and_o strive_v not_o to_o amend_v they_o ought_v at_o least_o to_o do_v his_o endeavour_n to_o conceal_v they_o the_o wise_a man_n defect_n be_v 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