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how_o long_o be_v it_o before_o cato_n can_v be_v understand_v nay_o he_o be_v affront_v contemn_a and_o reject_v and_o people_n never_o know_v the_o value_n of_o he_o till_o they_o have_v lose_v he_o the_o integrity_n and_o courage_n of_o rutilius_n have_v be_v forget_v but_o for_o his_o suffering_n i_o speak_v of_o those_o that_o fortune_n have_v make_v famous_a for_o their_o persecution_n and_o there_o be_v other_o also_o that_o the_o world_n never_o take_v notice_n of_o till_o they_o be_v dead_a as_o epicurus_n and_o metrodorus_n that_o be_v almost_o whole_o unknown_a even_o in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o live_v now_o as_o the_o body_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o upon_o the_o downhill_o and_o force_v upward_o so_o there_o be_v some_o virtue_n that_o require_v the_o rein_n and_o other_o the_o spur._n in_o liberality_n temperance_n gentleness_n of_o nature_n we_o be_v to_o check_v ourselves_o for_o fear_v of_o fall_v but_o in_o patience_n resolution_n and_o perseverance_n where_o 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whatever_o we_o suffer_v be_v according_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o heaven_n he_o that_o be_v overcome_v with_o pleasure_n so_o contemptible_a and_o weak_a a_o enemy_n what_o will_v become_v of_o he_o when_o he_o come_v to_o grapple_v with_o danger_n necessity_n torment_n death_n and_o the_o dissolution_n of_o nature_n itself_o wealth_n honour_n and_o favour_n may_v come_v upon_o a_o man_n by_o chance_n nay_o they_o may_v be_v cast_v upon_o he_o without_o so_o much_o as_o look_v after_o they_o but_o virtue_n be_v the_o work_n of_o industry_n and_o labour_n and_o certain_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o purchase_v that_o good_a which_o bring_v all_o other_o along_o with_o it_o a_o good_a man_n be_v happy_a within_o himself_o and_o independent_a upon_o fortune_n kind_a to_o his_o friend_n temperate_a to_o his_o enemy_n religious_o just_o indefatigable_o laborious_a and_o he_o discharge_v all_o duty_n with_o a_o constancy_n and_o congruity_n of_o action_n chap._n iv._o philosophy_n be_v the_o guide_n of_o life_n if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o understanding_n and_o the_o will_n be_v the_o two_o eminent_a faculty_n of_o the_o reasonable_a soul_n it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n which_o be_v the_o best_a improvement_n of_o those_o two_o faculty_n must_v be_v the_o perfection_n also_o of_o our_o reasonable_a be_v and_o consequent_o the_o undeniable_a foundation_n of_o a_o happy_a life_n there_o be_v not_o any_o duty_n to_o which_o providence_n have_v not_o annex_v a_o blessing_n not_o any_o institution_n of_o heaven_n which_o even_o in_o this_o life_n we_o may_v not_o be_v the_o better_a for_o not_o any_o temptation_n either_o of_o fortune_n or_o of_o appetite_n that_o be_v not_o subject_v to_o our_o reason_n nor_o any_o passion_n or_o affliction_n for_o which_o virtue_n have_v not_o provide_v a_o remedy_n so_o that_o it_o be_v our_o own_o fault_n if_o we_o either_o fear_v or_o hope_v for_o any_o thing_n which_o two_o affection_n be_v 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her_o excellency_n it_o be_v the_o edge_n and_o temper_v of_o the_o blade_n that_o make_v a_o good_a sword_n not_o the_o richness_n of_o the_o scabbard_n and_o so_o it_o be_v not_o money_n or_o possession_n that_o make_v a_o man_n considerable_a but_o his_o virtue_n it_o be_v every_o man_n duty_n to_o make_v himself_o profitable_a to_o mankind_n if_o he_o can_v to_o many_o if_o not_o to_o mankind_n few_o if_o not_o so_o neither_o to_o his_o neighbour_n but_o however_o to_o himself_o there_o be_v two_o republic_n a_o great_a one_o which_o be_v humane_a nature_n and_o a_o less_o which_o be_v the_o place_n where_o we_o be_v bear_v some_o serve_v both_o at_o a_o time_n some_o only_a the_o great_a and_o some_o again_o only_a the_o less_o the_o great_a may_v be_v serve_v in_o privacy_n solitude_n contemplation_n and_o perchance_o that_o way_n better_o than_o any_o other_o but_o it_o be_v the_o intent_n of_o nature_n however_o that_o we_o shall_v serve_v both_o a_o good_a man_n may_v serve_v 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