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第19章（第1页）

第19章

1。TheUniversalSubstanceisdoddudtheReasonthattrolsithasselft。Forithathnnessahn，norisanythi。Butallthiobeingandfulfiltheirpurposeasitdirects。

2。Makenodifferengthydutywhetherthouartshiveringorwarm，drowsyorsleep-satisfied，defamedorextolled，dyingelse。Fortheagtooisosoflife。Soitisenoughinthisalsotogettheworkinhanddonewell。

3。Lookwithihespecialqualityorworthofahee。

4。AllobjegswillanonbedeitheretherializedintotheUniversalSubstaindeedbeone，ordispersedabroad。

&rollingReasonknowsitsowsworkaworksin。

&wayofavengitodolikewise。

&ihingatherein-fromsocialacttogoontosocialagallthythoughtsonGod。

8。Theruliisthatarouseaself，makeitselfwhateveritwill，ahihsuchasemblawills。

9。InacewiththeheUniverseisaplishedeachseveralthing。Forsurelythisotbeinayotherherefromwithout，orisewithisiatoutsideit。

&heramedleyandatangledersionabroad，oraunityandaplanandaProvideheformer，whyshouldIevenwishtoabideinsuwelterandchaos?Whycarefelsethantailast。Whybedisquieted?For，dowhatIwill，thedispersioakeme。Butifthelatter，IbowinrevereareontherodIputmytrustirules。

11。Wheseems，bythineeobeutterlydisquieted，returneediayingindisolohoumust。Bytreony，thouwiltgainmorea。

12。Hadstthouatoherahouwouldstpaydueservier，ahytrecoursewouldbetothymother。Sohastthouandphilosophyforstepmotherandmother。otthehelatterainher，wherebyshallboththycourtlifeseemmoretolerabletothee，andthoutothycourtlife。

13。Asiandsimilareatablesthethoughtstrikesus，thisisthedeadbodyofafish，thisofaf;andagainthatthisFalerhejuiceofagrape-dthispurple-edgedrobeisnoughtbutsheep'swoolsteepedinthebloodofashellfish;or，ofsexualiismerelyiritionandthespasmodiucus-such，Isay，asaretheseimpressionsthatgettogripswiththeagsaheheartofthem，soastoseethemastheyreallyare，thusshoulditbethylifethrough，ahingslooktobeabovemeasureg，layiebare，beholdtheirpaltriripofftheiralprestige。Forceitisapastmasterinfallad，whenthouflatterestthyselfmostthatthedinworthytasks，thenartthoumostofalldeludedbyit。AtaCrateshastosayabouthaes。

14。Objectsadmiredbytheederthingsofthemostgeneralkind，whichareheldtogetherbyphysicalce，suchasstonesandwood，orbyanaturalunity，suchasfigs，vihosewhichareadmiredbypersonsofasomewhathighercapacitymaybeclassedasthingswhichareheldtogetherbyasciouslife，suchasflodherds;andthosewhichareadmiredbypersonsstillmorerefihiherbyarationalsoul;IdoionalaspartoftheUniversalReason，butintheseerofanartorexpertiherway，ormerelyinsofarastoownahostofslaves。Buthethatprizesasoulwhichisrational，universal，andolourhiherthahingbesideskeepshisownsoul，initselfandinitsactivity，rationalandsodtothisendworkstlywithallthatisakintohim。

15。Somethieobenomore，whileofthosethathasteintobeiisalreadyextinct。Fluxesauallyreheworld，justastheunbrokenmarakeseveryofages。Inthisriverofge，whichofthethingswhichswirlpasthim，whereonnofirmfootholdispossible，shouldamanprizesohighly?Aswellfallihasparroastandiisgonefromoureyes。Infa'slifeitselfisbutasaionfrombloodandaninhalationfromtheair。Forjustasitistodrawintheairosaba，aswedoeverymoment，soisittogivebackthither，whehoudidstdrawitfirst，thyfacultywhichthoudidstreceiveatthybirthyesterdayorthedaybefore。

&herisitaion，suchasthatofplants，thatweshouldprize，hingwhichwehaveinonwithdwildanimals，northeimpressiohroughoursehatulledbyourimpulseslikemarioes，nariousinstinorourriment;forthatisonaparwiththerejeoftheroductsofourfood。

Whatthehegofhahegoftoher。Fortheasofthemultitudearebutagoftongues。SoesthatpFamealso。Whatislefttobeprized?Thismethinks:tolimitouraorinatotheneedsofourownstitutioallosabeforethemselves。Fortheaimofeveryartisthatthethingstitutedshouldbeadaptedtotheworkforwhichithasbeenstituted。Itissowiththevine-dresserwholooksaftertheviraihekeeperofthekehisistheendwhichthecareofahodsofteaghaveiheobeprized!

Thisoncefairlymadethihouwiltogainforthyselfahihounotceaseprizingmahingsalso?Thenthouwiltherbefreenorsuffitothyselfnorunmovedbypassion。Forthoumustneedbefullofenvyandjealousy，besuspiciousofthosethatrobtheeofsugs，athosewhopossessrizest。Infine，amanwhoneedsanyofthosethingsotbutbeiurmoil，andinmanydfaultevebyreverendprizingthineownmind，thoushaltmakethyselfpleasinginthineownsight，inaankind，andinharmonywiththeGods，thatis，gratefultothemforallthattheydispenseandhaveordained。

17。Up，doeeptheelementsaloionofvirtueisiheseways。Itissomethingmoredivine，andgoingforwardohfareswelluponits>

18。Whatawaytoaareeemporariesandassociates，whiletheythemselvessetgreatstorebytheendatioy，whomtheyhaveneverseenorshallsee。Butthisisotakingitamissthatthypredecessorsalsodidhee。

&houfihingdifficultforthyselftoaplishdoobeimpracticableforothers;butwhateverispossibleforamanahhisnaturesideralsoattaihyself。

20。Supposethatapetitorintheringhasgasheduswithhisnailsandbuttedusviolentlywithhishead，wedoakeitamissorsuspectouroppoureoffoulplay。Stillwedokeepaneyeonhim，notindeedasanenemy，orfromsuspi，butwithgood-humouredavoidamuthesamewayiherpartsoflife。Letusmakemanyallowancesforourfellow-athletesasitwere。Avoidanceisalossible，asIhavesaid，withoutsuspiorhatred。

21。Ifanyoneprhometomethataoraineiswrong，Iwillamendit，ahankful。ForIseekthetruth，wherebynoonewaseverharmed。Butheisharmedwhopersistsinhisowionandignorance。

22。Idomyownduty;sdonotdistractme。Fortheyareeitheriional，orsuchashavegorayandknownottheroad。

23。ductthyselfwithmagnanimityaowardsirratiouresaowardsdobjegs，forthouhastreasonandtheyhavemehereforetreatthemasfellowcreatures。AndinallcasestheGods，anddohyselfwiththequestion，HowlongshallIdothis?Threehhsospent。

&hredueAlexaheMaandhismuleteer，foreithertheyweretakenbaeSeminalReasonoftheUeredalikeioms。

25。Bearinmindhowmanythioeaeofuswithrespecttoourbodiesaswellasoursoulsiaryspae，sowiltthouceasetowomahings-nottosayallthethingsthateihatOneandWholewhifactwecalltheUinitatoime。

26。Ifohee，Howistheonihouwithvehemeeeastituehen?Ifthylisteemper，wiltthoulosethithounotgoooeer?Sorecollelifetooeverydutyisthesumofseparateitems。Ofthesethoumusttakeheed，andcarrythroughmethodicallywhatissetbeforethee，irter-irritationagainstthosewhoareirritatedwiththee。

27。Howiismentoimpulsetowardswhatisintheireyesialandadvaihholdestfromthemtherighttodothis，wheheirwrong-doing。Fortheyareundoubtedlydrawntowhattheydeemialandadvaheyaremistakeealightehouta。

&hisareleasefromtheimpressionsofsense，andfromimpulsesthatmakeustheirpuppets，fromthevagariesofthemind，andthehardserviceoftheflesh。

29。Itisadisgraceforthesoultobethefirsttosuthatlifeinwhichthebodydoesnotsuccumb。