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Be

hit ourselves. . . . Return no answer to
anger, unless with meekness.
apter to remit than resent (Penn), 331,
334; Quieting the angry is an employ-
ment suited to a reasonable nature (Ad-
dison), 353; Consider how few things are
worthy of anger (Chesterfield), 364; Re-
solved never to suffer the least anger
towards irrational beings (Edwards), 367;
Forbear resenting injuries so much as you
think they deserve (Franklin), 378; Be-
ware of anger, that demon, that destroyer
of our peace (Chatham), 392; When angry
count ten before you speak (Jefferson),
411. See, also, Good nature.
Animals, treatment of: A righteous man re-
gardeth the life of his beast (Proverbs),
53; Take no pleasure in the death of a
creature (Quarles), 291.

Annoyances: Escape from and forget (Ptah-

hotep), 38; Trifles we should let not
plague us only, but also gratify us
(Richter), 426.

Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius.

Selections

the morrow. . . . Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof (Jesus), 134, 135; Let
not future things disturb thee, etc.
(Marcus Aurelius), 160; He that is
anxious... decay results to his body
and soul (Spirit of Wisdom), 164; I
let reason do that for me which, after
a little, time would do (Erasmus), 214;
Whoever will remember the hazards he
has run will prepare himself for future
changes (Montaigne), 249; Let thy care
be reasonable, and seasonable. . . . Put
off thy care with thy clothes (Quarles),
289; Leave future occurrences to their
uncertainties (Browne), 304; Better to
employ our minds in supporting misfor-
tunes which actually happen, &c. (La
Rochefoucauld), 311; We should not be
troubled for what we cannot help (Penn),
329; For to-day think only of to-day
(Fénelon), 344; How much pain have
cost us the evils that never happened
(Jefferson), 411; Despise anxiety and
wishing (Richter), 426; Preserve a proper
proportion between thought for the pre-
sent and thought for the future (Scho-

penhauer), 443. See, also, Trust, Pru-
dence.

Apparel. See Dress.

Aristotle Moral philosophy, 13; Injunc-
tions for the keeping of "the mean,"

108.

Art. See Taste.

Ascham, Roger. Advice to his brother-in-
law, 219.

Asking: Know how to ask (Gracian), 287.
Attire. See Dress.

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Authority, respect for (Ptah-hotep), 34.
Avarice. Hoarding. Miserliness.
Greed: Let us dwell free from greed
(Dhammapada), 83; Be watchful lest thy
mind... be to sordid avarice inclined
(Pythagoras), 89; Whatever I possess, I
will neither hoard nor squander (Seneca),
141; Shun avarice (Mexican precept),
227; Clearness of judgment makes men
liberal, for it teacheth, &c. (Essex-
Bacon), 273, 275; If avarice be thy vice,
make it not thy punishment (Browne),
301; Avarice is more opposed to economy
than liberality is (La Rochefoucauld),
311; Avarice, the snare of old age (Penn),
332; Avarice is the parent of evil deeds
(Chesterfield), 363. See, also, Expendi-
ture, Giving.

"Babees Book," the, 205.
Backbiting. See Slander.
Bacon, Francis. Precepts of the doctrine
of advancement in life, 265; Essex's
letter of advice to the Earl of Rutland,
269.

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Pity.

Bad humor. See Anger.
Beatitudes, Buddhist, 79.
Benevolence. Helpfulness.
Kindness: Withhold not good (Proverbs),
49; High-minded men delight in doing
good, without a thought of their own
. interest. . . . Enjoy the prosperity of
others (Maha-bharata), 96, 79; Add not
more trouble to a heart that is vexed
(Ecclesiasticus), 115; Reject not the sup-
plication of the afflicted. . . . Deliver
him that suffereth wrong. . . . Be a fa-
ther unto the fatherless. . . . Be not slow
to visit the sick.. Mourn with them
that mourn. . . . Is not a word better
than a gift? (Ecclesiasticus), 115, 118,
120; I will so live as to remember that I
was born for others (Seneca), 141; Be not
ashamed to be helped (Marcus Aurelius),
160; The expenditure of charity and

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benevolence is profit (Maimonides), 169;
Concern for the welfare of mankind a
primary principle of wisdom (Welsh
Triad), 171; Be gentle and compassion-
ate towards the poor, the unfortunate,
&c. (St. Louis), 174; Live a rightful life,
doing the works of mercy (Wyclif), 196;
Be useful to all, for such is piety (Thomas
à Kempis), 203; Think unkindness to be
the greatest offence, and least punished
amongst men (Wyatt), 233; Do not be-
long wholly to yourself nor wholly to
others. Know how to do good to
people a little at a time and often (Gra-
cian), 287; Mistaken kindness is little
less dangerous than malice (Halifax),
314; We have a call to do good as often
as we have the power and the occasion
(Penn), 329; To relieve the needy and
comfort the afflicted are almost daily
duties (Addison), 353; He who pitieth
another recommendeth himself (Chester-
field), 364; Resolved to do whatever I
think to be most for the good of mankind.
Let there be something of benev-
olence in all that I speak (Edwards), 366,
374; Benevolence is the queen of virtues
(Chatham), 391; Reproach none for the
infirmities of nature (Washington), 402;
Take two wallets in thy hand this to
gather what you find, that to give with
willing mind (Goethe), 417; A man may
tak a neibor's part, yet hae na cash to
spare him (Burns), 421; Make yourself
necessary to somebody. Do not make
life hard to any (Emerson), 459. See,
also, Giving, Neighbors.

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:

Bodily care. - Health. Exercise: For
health and welfare prudently provide
(Pythagoras), 88; Health above all gold
(Ecclesiasticus), 123; It is a mark of
want of genius to spend much time in
things relating to the body (Epictetus),
153; The perfection of the body pre-
cedes the perfection of the soul (Mai-
monides), 165; Use exercise of body, yet
such as is without peril. . Delight to
be cleanly (Sidney), 246; To take the
best advantage of thyself, keep temper-
ate diet, &c. (Quarles), 290; Refresh that
part of thyself which is most wearied
(Fuller), 308; Be plain in clothes, furni-

ture, and food, but clean (Penn), 331;
Have courage to wear thick boots in
winter (Stanislaus), 358; Tolerate no
uncleanliness (Franklin), 378; Unlimited
activity must end in bankruptcy (Goethe),
414; No labor, pains, temperance, pov-
erty, nor exercise that can gain health
must be grudged (Emerson), 456. See,

also, Temperance, Pleasure.
"Boke of Nurture," Hugh Rhodes's, 205.
Books: Of making many books there is no
end (Ecclesiastes), 63; Mark the sense
and the matter of that you read (Sidney),
246; All men that live are drawn either
by book or example (Essex-Bacon), 276;
Read not books alone, but men, chiefly
thyself (Quarles), 289; A few books well
studied, &c. (Osborne), 294; Great read-
ing, without applying, is like corn heaped,
that is not stirred (Halifax), 315; In pe-
rusing any good book, rather meditate
than read much. . . Have few books,
well chosen and well read (Penn), 330,
332, 333; Apply all you read to yourself
(Fénelon), 343; Of all the diversions of
life, there are none so proper, &c. (Addi-
son), 355; If you do not set apart your
hours of reading, your days will slip un-
profitably (Chatham), 387; Look upon a
library as a learned conversation (Rich-
ter), 427. See, also, Education.
Boorishness. See Courtesy.
Borrowing. - Lending: He that borroweth
till no man will lend him, let him go
where no man knoweth him (Rhodes),
208, 209; Neither borrow of a neighbor or
a friend.... In borrowing be precious
of thy word (Burleigh), 242; Borrowing
is the canker and death of a man's estate
(Raleigh), 256; Neither a borrower nor a
lender be (Shakespeare), 281; Lend not
beyond thy ability, nor refuse, &c. (Penn),
326; Have courage to avoid accommoda-
tion bills (Stanislaus), 357. See, also,
Debt, Expenditure, Honesty.
Bountifulness. See Giving.
Browne, Sir Thomas.

Selections from a
letter to a friend, and from "Christian
Morals," 299, 303.
Buddhism, 77; Eight precepts and ten
commandments of, 78. Beatitudes of, 79.
Burleigh, William Cecil, Lord. Ten pre-
cepts, 238.

Burns, Robert. Epistle to a Young Friend,
420.

Business. See Occupation.

Calling. See Occupation.

Calmness. See Self-control, Equanimity.
Candor. See Sincerity.

Carefulness. See Prudence.

Carlyle, Thomas. On Happiness, 29, 30,
446.
Caution.

See Prudence.

Censure. Blame.

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Criticism: Blame
not before thou hast examined (Eccle-
siasticus), 120; Judge not that ye be not
judged (Jesus), 135; If a person speaks
ill of you do not make excuses but answer,
"He doth not know my other faults"
... If you act rightly, why fear those
who censure you wrongly (Epictetus), 152,
153; Look carefully into your own faults
and you will find little leisure to weigh
others (Thomas à Kempis), 203; Take
the evil judgments of evil persons as true
praise (Rhodes), 206; I find no fault with
what any man purposes to do or does
(Erasmus), 212; Find fault with yourself
and with none other (Ascham), 219; Take
each man's censure, but reserve thy
judgment (Shakespeare), 281; Accustom
yourself to the faults of those with whom
you live as you do to ugly faces (Gra-
cian), 286; Think thyself poor and naked
without that crowning grace which think-
eth no evil, &c. . . . When thou lookest
upon the imperfections of others, allow
one eye for what is laudable (Browne),
302, 304; Avoid being first in fixing a
hard censure (Halifax), 319; They that
censure should practice (Penn), 329; Let
recollection of your own faults hinder
you from fastidiousness and censorious-
ness (Fénelon), 343; I will let knowledge
of the failings of others promote nothing
but shame in myself (Edwards), 367; I
see no fault committed which I could not
have commited myself (Goethe), 415.
See, also, Justice.

Ceremony: Superfluous compliments and
affectations of ceremony to be avoided,
yet where due not to be neglected (Wash
ington), 402, 403.

Character: Character consists in a man
steadily pursuing the things of which he
thinks himself capable (Goethe), 416.
Charity (of the purse): See Giving, Benev-
olence.

Charity (of the spirit): Ever keep charity
(Wyclif), 198. See, also, Censure, Jus-
tice, Magnanimity, Pride.

ness. - Adultery: Keep from making ad-
vances to a woman (Ptah-hotep), 36;
Thou shalt not commit adultery (Deca-
logue), 42; Warnings against "the
strange woman (Proverbs), 50; In-
cluded in the tenfold summary of duty
(Manu), 70; One should refrain from un-
lawful sexual intercourse (Buddha), 78;
The superior man guards against lust
(Confucius), 102; Keep thine eye from
immodest glances (Ahikar), 104; Give
not thyself to a light woman. . . . Meet
not with a harlot. . . . Go not after thy
lusts (Ecclesiasticus), 118, 119, 121; Lust
arises from a mistake about what is good
(Cicero), 127; Blessed are the pure in
heart. . . . One that looketh on a wo-
man to lust after her hath committed
adultery in his heart (Jesus), 17, 130, 131;
Commit no lustfulness (Spirit of Wis-
dom), 164; He that preserves purity in
soul and body is like God's angels(Thomas
à Kempis), 203; Put a bridle and a mea-
sure to thy concupiscence (Rhodes), 206;
Eschew adultery.. . It is a base vice
(Mexican precept), 222, 225; Cast not
your eyes on the beauty of women (Lyly),
260; Gaze not on beauty too much, &c.
(Quarles), 291; Rarely use venery (Frank-
lin), 378; Never tempt th' illicit rove.
It hardens a' within (Burns), 422;
We have two great vices to beat down,
pride and sensuality (Lacordaire), 453.
See, also, Modesty, Ribaldry, Marriage.
Chatham, Lord. Letters to his nephew,
387.

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Cheating. See Honesty.
Cheerfulness: Of countenance (Ptah-

hotep), 39; He that is of a cheerful heart
hath a continual feast (Proverbs), 54;
Nothing contributes so little to cheerful-
ness as riches, or so much as health
(Schopenhauer), 441; The more of cheer-
fulness is spent, the more of it remains
(Emerson), 457. See, also, Good nature.
Chesterfield, Earl of. Maxims from "Let-
ters to his Son," and precepts from "The
Economy of Human Life," 360, 362.
Children, training of. See Parental duty.
Chilo, saying of, 76.

Choice. See Discrimination.

Christianity and Morals, 17-19.

Cicero, on the good that makes life happy,
127.

Civility. See Courtesy.

Cleanliness. See Bodily care.

Cleobolus, saying of, 76.
Clothing. See Dress.

Commandments: The ten Mosaic, 41; Fur-
ther Mosaic, 44; The ten of Manu (ten-
fold summary of duty), 70; The ten
Buddhistic, 78, 79. See, also, Religious
injunctions.

Companions: Walk with wise men . . .
the companion of fools shall smart
(Proverbs), 53; There is no companion-
ship with a fool (Dhammapada), 82;
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled
(Ecclesiasticus), 120; Beware of associ-
ating with the wanton. ... Be found
among respectable and learned men
(Maimonides), 166; Flee and avoid the
society of the wicked (St. Louis), 175;
Make the acquaintance of wise men
(Mediæval precept), 179; Flee the com-
pany and counsel of proud men, &c.

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Draw to you good and virtuous men
(Suffolk), 201; Shun the society of liars,
idlers, gossips (Mexican precept), 228;
Affect their company whom you find to
be worthiest (Essex-Bacon), 271; Do not
dull thy palm with entertainment of each
new-hatch'd, unfledg'd comrade (Shake-
speare), 281; A desert is better than a
debauched companion.
It is excel-
lent to have a library of scholars (Ful-
ler), 305, 306; Be not easily acquainted
intimate with few. . . . Prefer the
aged, the virtuous, and the knowing
(Penn), 327, 331; Be specially on guard
as to the women with whom you are in-
timate (Fénelon), 343; Associate with
men much older than yourself (Chatham),
388; The company in which you will im-
prove most will be the least expensive to
you.... It is easy to make acquaint-
ances, but difficult to shake them off
(Washington), 398, 401, 403; Be very se-
lect in the society you attach yourself to
(Jefferson), 409; Learn to be to some ex-
tent alone even though you are in com-
pany (Schopenhauer), 443; It makes no
difference in looking back five years how
you have been dieted or dressed; . . .
but it counts much whether we have had
good companions (Emerson), 458. See,
also, Friendship.
Complaining. Fault finding. Grum-
bling Grumble not (Ptah-hotep), 36.
Condescension: Towards thine inferiors
show much humanity, and some famil-
iarity (Burleigh), 243.

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Confidence. See Trust.
Conformity: I would conform to the laws
and customs of my country (Descartes),
297.

Confucius, maxims and analects of, 10, 99.
Conscience: The gods see the sinful, and
the omniscient spirit within their breasts.
The soul is its own witness.
Grieve thou not thy soul. ... The great
Divinity who dwells within thy breast
(Manu), 66, 67; Do nothing because of
public opinion, but everything because
of conscience (Seneca), 141; Never do
that that within yourself you find a cer-
tain grudging against (Wyatt), 235;
There is nothing more troublesome than
a guilty conscience (Erasmus), 214;
Happy is he ... whose conscience is
his strong retreat (Wotton), 282; In the
commission of evil fear no man so much
as thyself.. The multitude looks but
upon thy actions; thy conscience looks
into them (Quarles), 290, 292; That little
spark of celestial fire called conscience
(Washington), 404; A conscience but
[without] a canker is sure a noble an-
chor (Burns), 423. See, also, Soul.
Considerateness for others: Wound not
another, though provoked.
Utter no
word to pain (Manu), 65.
Consistency: To change opinion is as con-
sistent with freedom as to persist in
error (Marcus Aurelius), 161.
Constancy. See Patience.
Contention.-Dissension.-Strife. Quar-
relling. Disputation: Be not angry
with a disputant, nor discourteous (Ptah-
hotep), 33, 34, 39; The Lord hateth him
that soweth discord among brethren.
... Go not forth hastily to strive. . . .
Where there is no whisperer contention
ceaseth (Proverbs), 51, 56, 57; He who
has given up both victory and defeat is
happy.... Victory breeds hatred (Dham-
mapada), 83; Cultivate peace and con-
cord (Confucius), 100; The superior man
guards against quarrelsomeness (Confu-
cius), 102; Abstain from strife (Ecclesias-
ticus), 122; Blessed are the peacemakers.
Agree with thine adversary quickly.

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Resist not him that is evil (Jesus),
131, 132; with a malicious man carry on
no conflict. . . . With a foolish man
make no dispute (Spirit of Wisdom), 164;
Quarrelsomeness and petulance waste the
body, the soul, and the property (Mai-

monides), 168; God will not love him
who loves to look at fighting (Welsh
Triad), 171, 172; Do not quarrel with
your neighbor, and avoid disputing with
him (Medieval precept), 178; Who that
seeketh riot gladly, he meeteth there-
with (La Tour), 191; Stir all to love true
peace and charity; suffer no men to be
at dissension (Wyclif), 195; Beware of
entrance to a quarrel; but being in, &c.
(Shakespeare), 281; Quarrels would not
last long if fault was on one side (La
Rochefoucauld), 312; In all debates let
truth be thy aim, not victory. .
... It
were endless to dispute upon everything
disputable (Penn), 327, 328; Resolved to
do always what I can towards making
peace (Edwards), 369; Peace, the fruit
of virtue, and . . . virtue, fruit of faith,
prepare for happiness (Cowper), 394; In
disputes be not so desirous to overcome
as not to give liberty, &c. (Washing-
ton), 404; I never saw an instance of one
of two disputants convincing the other
(Jefferson), 408.

Contentment.- Resignation Contentment
is the root of happiness. . Included
in the tenfold summary of duty (Manu),
67, 70; Contentment the greatest bless-
ing (Buddha), 80; Happy the man, &c.
(Martial-Pope), 145; Require not things
to happen as you wish, but wish them to
happen as they do. . . . Never say
of any-
thing, "I have lost it," but, "I have re-
stored it" (Epictetus), 151; Love the art
which thou hast learned and be content
with it. . . . Think not so much of what
thou hast not as of what thou hast (Mar-
cus Aurelius), 159, 161; I consult myself
about a contentment; I do not skim, but
sound it. . . . A man ought to study,
taste, and ruminate upon it (Montaigne),
251; He is rich, not that possesses much,
but that covets no more (Quarles), 289 ; A
contented mind enlargeth the dimension
of little things (Browne), 304; When we
cannot find contentment in ourselves, it
is useless to seek it (La Rochefoucauld),
312; Avoid discontented persons, unless
to inform or reprove them (Penn), 333;
All the states of life which you have not
tried have their thorns, &c. (Fénelon),
344; Murmur not at the ways of Provi-
aence (Jefferson), 410; Enjoy the good
that's set before thee (Goethe), 416.
See, also, Lot in life, Simplicity.

Contradiction. See Disputation.
Conversation, courtesy in (Ptah-hotep), 39;
Buddhistic command against vain con-
versation, 79; Conversation is a main
function of life (Emerson), 457.
Correction: He is in the way of life that
heedeth correction (Proverbs), 52.
Counsel. Advice: In the multitude of
counsellors there is safety (Proverbs),
52; He... is good that to the wiser
friend his docile reason can submissive
bend (Hesiod), 72; Do nothing without
advice, and when done repent not (Ec-
clesiasticus), 124; Act by the advice of
good and honorable men (St. Louis) 176;
Never follow your own wit in nowise
(Suffolk), 201; If advice be given thee,
profit by it (Mexican precept), 227; If a
man knows where to get good advice, it
is as though he could supply it himself
(Goethe), 415; He is far from wise who
has but his own wisdom (Joubert), 419.
Courage Habits of courage are spoiled by
excess and defect (Aristotle), 109; Better
not to live than to live a coward (Ra-
leigh), 256; Be valiant, but not too ven-
turous (Lyly), 262; In dangers there is
no better companion than a bold heart
(Gracian), 286; Traits of moral courage
in every-day life (Stanislaus), 356.
Courtesy.- Politeness.- Civility. - Rude-
ness: Better a compliment to that which
displeases than rudeness. . . . Treat a
disputant with courtesy. ... Answer
him not in a crushing manner (Ptah-
hotep), 36, 39; Exhibit yielding cour-
tesy. . . . The superior man is anxious
that his demeanor be respectful (Con-
fucius), 101, 102; Jest not with a rude
man (Ecclesiasticus), 119; Salute all peo-
ple.... Be courteous and spend freely
(Mediæval precept), 178, 179; Humility
and courtesy overcometh all proud hearts
(La Tour), 189; There is nothing that
winneth so much with so little cost
(Sidney), 246; Civil complacency con-
sists with decent honesty (Browne), 303;
Politeness of mind is in honorable and
delicate thoughts (La Rochefoucauld),
311; Politeness I would venture to call
benevolence in trifles (Chatham), 391;
Politeness is artificial good humor (Jef-
ferson), 407; There is a politeness of the
heart, allied to love (Goethe), 415; Po-
liteness is a guard which covers rough
edges of character and prevents their