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than_o rational_a creaturesâ—_n and_o return_v to_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o great_a one_o he_o very_o well_o remark_n that_o their_o crime_n be_v always_o great_a than_o the_o crime_n of_o other_o men._n zam_n the_o last_o emperor_n of_o the_o family_n of_o cheu_n say_v confucius_n on_o this_o occasion_n have_v a_o very_a irregular_a conduct_n but_o how_o irregular_a soever_o his_o conduct_n be_v the_o disorder_n of_o this_o emperor_n be_v only_o the_o disorder_n of_o his_o age._n nevertheless_o when_o any_o debauch_v criminal_a and_o infamous_a action_n be_v mention_v they_o say_v it_o be_v the_o crime_n of_o zam_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v this_o zam_n be_v wicked_a and_o a_o emperor_n confucius_n relate_v a_o infinite_a number_n of_o other_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n which_o concern_v the_o conduct_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n but_o most_o of_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o say_v
or_o which_o his_o disciple_n do_v say_v be_v sentence_n and_o maxim_n as_o we_o have_v already_o declare_v the_o most_o considerable_a of_o which_o be_v these_o that_o follow_v maxim_n i._o endeavour_v to_o imitate_v the_o wise_a and_o never_o discourage_v thyself_o how_o laborious_a soever_o it_o may_v be_v if_o thou_o can_v arrive_v at_o thy_o end_n the_o pleasure_n you_o will_v enjoy_v will_n recompense_n all_o thy_o pain_n ii_o when_o thou_o labour_v for_o other_o do_v it_o with_o the_o same_o zeal_n as_o if_o it_o be_v for_o thyself_o iii_o virtue_n which_o be_v not_o support_v with_o gravity_n gain_v no_o repute_n among_o men._n iv._o always_o remember_v thou_o be_v a_o man_n that_o human_a nature_n be_v frail_a and_o that_o thou_o may_v easy_o fall_v and_o thou_o shall_v never_o fall_v but_o if_o happen_v to_o forget_v what_o thou_o be_v thou_o chance_a to_o fall_v be_v not_o discourage_v remember_v that_o thou_o may_v rise_v again_o that_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n to_o break_v the_o band_n which_o join_v thou_o to_o thy_o offence_n and_o to_o subdue_v the_o obstacle_n which_o hinder_v thou_o from_o walk_v in_o the_o path_n of_o virtue_n v._o take_v heed_n that_o thy_o promise_n be_v just_a for_o have_v once_o promise_v it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o retract_v we_o ought_v always_o to_o keep_v our_o promise_n iv._o when_o thou_o do_v homage_n to_o any_o one_o see_v that_o thy_o submission_n be_v proportion_v to_o the_o homage_n thou_o owe_v he_o there_o be_v stupidity_n and_o pride_n in_o do_v too_o little_a but_o in_o over_o act_v it_o there_o be_v abjection_n and_o hypocrisy_n vii_o eat_v not_o for_o the_o pleasure_n thou_o may_v find_v therein_o eat_v to_o increase_v thy_o strength_n eat_v to_o preserve_v the_o life_n which_o thou_o have_v receive_v from_o heaven_n viii_o labour_v to_o purify_v thy_o thought_n if_o thy_o thought_n be_v not_o ill_o neither_o will_v thy_o action_n be_v so_o ix_o the_o wiseman_n have_v a_o infinity_o of_o pleasure_n for_o virtue_n have_v its_o delight_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o severity_n that_o attend_v it_o x._o he_o that_o in_o his_o study_n whole_o apply_v himself_o to_o labour_n and_o exercise_n and_o neglect_v meditation_n lose_v his_o time_n and_o he_o that_o only_o apply_v himself_o to_o meditation_n and_o neglect_v labour_n and_o exercise_n do_v only_o wander_v and_o lose_v himself_o the_o first_o can_v never_o know_v any_o thing_n exact_o his_o light_n will_v be_v always_o intermix_v with_o doubt_n and_o obscurity_n and_o the_o last_o will_v only_o pursue_v shadow_n his_o knowledge_n will_v never_o be_v certain_a it_o will_v never_o be_v solid_a labour_n but_o slight_v not_o meditation_n meditate_v but_o slight_v not_o labour_n xi_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o punish_v vice_n for_o fear_v lest_o he_o seem_v to_o maintain_v â—t_a but_o yet_o he_o ought_v to_o keep_v his_o people_n in_o their_o duty_n rather_o by_o the_o effect_n of_o clemency_n than_o by_o menace_n and_o punishment_n xii_o never_o slacken_v fidelity_n to_o thy_o prince_n conceal_v nothing_o from_o he_o which_o it_o be_v his_o interest_n to_o know_v and_o think_v nothink_v difficult_a when_o it_o tend_v to_o obey_v he_o xiii_o when_o we_o can_v apply_v any_o remedy_n to_o a_o evil_a it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o seek_v it_o if_o by_o thy_o advice_n and_o remonstrance_n thou_o can_v undo_v what_o be_v already_o do_v thy_o silence_n will_v be_v criminal_a but_o there_o be_v nothing_o cold_a than_o advice_n by_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o profit_v fourteen_o poverty_n and_o human_a misery_n be_v evil_n in_o themselves_o but_o the_o wicked_a only_o resent_v they_o it_o be_v a_o burden_n under_o which_o they_o groan_v and_o which_o make_v they_o at_o last_o to_o sink_v they_o even_o distaste_v the_o best_a fortune_n it_o be_v the_o wiseman_n only_o who_o be_v always_o please_v virtue_n render_v his_o spirit_n quiet_a nothing_o trouble_v he_o nothing_o disquiet_v he_o because_o he_o practise_v not_o virtue_n for_o a_o reward_n the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n be_v the_o sole_a recompense_n he_o expect_v xv._n it_o be_v only_o the_o good_a man_n who_o can_v make_v a_o right_a choice_n who_o can_v either_o love_n or_o hate_v with_o reason_n or_o as_o need_n require_v xvi_o he_o that_o apply_v himself_o to_o virtue_n and_o strong_o addict_v himself_o thereto_o never_o commit_v any_o thing_n unbecoming_a a_o man_n nor_o contrary_a to_o right_o reason_n xvii_o riches_n and_o honour_n be_v good_a the_o desire_n of_o possess_v they_o be_v natural_a to_o all_o man_n but_o if_o these_o good_a thing_n agree_v not_o with_o virtue_n the_o wise_a man_n ought_v to_o contemn_v and_o generous_o to_o renounce_v they_o on_o the_o contrary_a poverty_n and_o ignominy_n be_v evil_n man_n naturally_n avoid_v they_o if_o these_o evil_n attack_v the_o wise_a man_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o rid_v himself_o from_o they_o but_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o do_v it_o by_o a_o crime_n xviii_o i_o never_o as_o yet_o see_v a_o man_n that_o be_v happy_a in_o his_o virtue_n or_o afflict_v with_o his_o defect_n and_o weakness_n but_o i_o be_o not_o surprise_v because_o i_o will_v have_v hâ—m_n that_o delight_v in_o virtue_n to_o find_v so_o many_o charm_n therein_o that_o for_o it_o hâ—_n shall_v contemn_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o hâ—_n who_o hate_v vice_n shall_v find_v it_o so_o hideous_a that_o he_o shall_v use_v all_o way_n to_o keep_v himself_o from_o fall_v therein_o xix_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o he_o who_o use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o acquire_v virtue_n shall_v not_o obtain_v it_o at_o last_o although_o he_o shall_v labour_v but_o one_o single_a day_n i_o never_o yet_o see_v the_o man_n that_o want_v strength_n for_o this_o purpose_n xx._n he_o that_o in_o the_o morning_n have_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o virtue_n may_v die_v at_o night_n this_o man_n will_v not_o repent_v of_o live_v and_o death_n will_v not_o be_v any_o pain_n unto_o he_o xxi_o he_o that_o seek_v pride_n in_o his_o habit_n and_o love_v not_o frugality_n be_v not_o dispose_v for_o the_o study_n of_o wisdom_n thou_o ought_v not_o even_o to_o hold_v correspondence_n with_o he_o xxii_o afflict_v not_o thyself_o â—or_a that_o thou_o be_v not_o promote_v to_o grandeur_n and_o public_a dignity_n rather_o grieve_v for_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o perhaps_o adorn_v with_o those_o virtue_n that_o may_v render_v thou_o worthy_a of_o be_v advance_v xxiii_o the_o good_a man_n employ_v himself_o only_o with_o his_o virtue_n the_o wicked_a only_o with_o his_o riches_n the_o â—irst_n continual_o think_v upon_o the_o good_a and_o interest_n of_o the_o state_n but_o the_o last_o have_v other_o care_n he_o only_o think_v on_o what_o concern_v himself_o xxiv_o do_v unto_o another_o as_o thou_o will_v be_v deal_v with_o thyself_o thou_o only_o need_v this_o law_n alone_o it_o be_v the_o foundation_n and_o principle_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n xxv_o the_o wise_a man_n have_v no_o soon_o cast_v his_o eye_n upon_o a_o good_a man_n but_o he_o endeavour_v to_o imitate_v his_o virtue_n but_o the_o same_o wise_a man_n have_v no_o soon_o fix_v his_o sight_n upon_o a_o man_n give_v up_o to_o his_o vice_n but_o mistrust_v himself_o interrogate_v himself_o in_o a_o tremble_a manner_n if_o he_o be_v not_o like_a that_o man._n xxvi_o a_o child_n be_v oblige_v to_o serve_v and_o obey_v his_o father_n parent_n have_v their_o failures_n a_o child_n be_v oblige_v to_o acquaint_v they_o therewith_o but_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v it_o with_o moderation_n and_o prudence_n and_o if_o whatever_o precaution_n he_o take_v he_o always_o meet_v with_o opposition_n he_o ought_v to_o rest_v a_o while_n but_o never_o desist_v counsel_n give_v to_o parent_n do_v frequent_o draw_v punishment_n and_o severity_n upon_o the_o child_n but_o on_o this_o account_n he_o ought_v to_o suffer_v not_o to_o murmur_v xxvii_o the_o wise_a man_n never_o hasten_v neither_o in_o his_o study_n nor_o in_o his_o word_n he_o be_v sometime_o as_o it_o be_v mute_a but_o when_o it_o concern_v he_o to_o act_v and_o practice_v virtue_n he_o as_o i_o may_v say_v precipitate_v all_o xxviii_o the_o true_o wise_a man_n speak_v little_a he_o be_v little_a eloquent_a i_o see_v not_o that_o eloquence_n can_v be_v of_o very_o great_a use_n to_o he_o xxix_o a_o long_a experience_n be_v require_v to_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o man._n i_o imagine_v when_o i_o be_v young_a that_o all_o man_n be_v sincere_a that_o they_o always_o practise_v what_o they_o say_v in_o a_o word_n that_o their_o mouth_n always_o agree_v with_o their_o heart_n but_o now_o that_o i_o behold_v thing_n with_o another_o eye_n i_o be_o convince_v that_o i_o be_v mistake_v at_o present_a i_o hear_v