BOOK I

. What is wickedness? It is that which many time and often thou hast II. What fear is there that thy dogmata, or philosophical resolutions III. That which most men would think themselves most happy for, and IV. Word after word, every one by itself, must the things that are V. Is my reason, and understanding sufficient for this, or no? If it be VI. Let not things future trouble thee. For if necessity so require that VII. Whatsoever is material, doth soon vanish away into the common VIII. To a reasonable creature, the same action is both according IX. Straight of itself, not made straight. X. As several members in one body united, so are reasonable creatures XI. Of things that are external, happen what will to that which can XII. Whatsoever any man either doth or saith, thou must be good; not for XIII. This may ever be my comfort and security: my understanding, that XIV. What is rv&nfLovia, or happiness: but a7~o~ &d~wv, or, a good XV. Is any man so foolish as to fear change, to which all things that XVI. Through the substance of the universe, as through a torrent pass XVII. The nature of the universe, of the common substance of all things XVIII. An angry countenance is much against nature, and it is oftentimes XIX. Whensoever any man doth trespass against other, presently consider XX. Fancy not to thyself things future, as though they were present XXI. Wipe off all opinion stay the force and violence of unreasonable XXII. All things (saith he) are by certain order and appointment. And XXIII. Out of Plato. 'He then whose mind is endowed with true XXIV. Out of Antisthenes. 'It is a princely thing to do well, and to be XXV. Out of several poets and comics. 'It will but little avail thee, XXVI. Out of Plato. 'My answer, full of justice and equity, should be XXVII. To look back upon things of former ages, as upon the manifold XXVIII. He hath a stronger body, and is a better wrestler than I. What XXIX. Where the matter may be effected agreeably to that reason, which XXX. Look not about upon other men's minds and understandings; but look XXXI. As one who had lived, and were now to die by right, whatsoever is XXXII. Thou must use thyself also to keep thy body fixed and steady; XXXIII. The art of true living in this world is more like a wrestler's, XXXIV. Thou must continually ponder and consider with thyself, what XXXV. What pain soever thou art in, let this presently come to thy mind, XXXVI. Take heed lest at any time thou stand so affected, though towards XXXVII. How know we whether Socrates were so eminent indeed, and of so XXXVIII. For it is a thing very possible, that a man should be a very XXXIX. Free from all compulsion in all cheerfulness and alacrity thou XL. Then hath a man attained to the estate of perfection in his life and XLI. Can the Gods, who are immortal, for the continuance of so many ages XLII. What object soever, our reasonable and sociable faculty doth meet XLIII. When thou hast done well, and another is benefited by thy action, XLIV. The nature of the universe did once certainly before it was THE EIGHTH