BOOK I

. This also, among other things, may serve to keep thee from vainglory; II. Upon every action that thou art about, put this question to thyself; III. Alexander, Caius, Pompeius; what are these to Diogenes, Heraclitus, IV. What they have done, they will still do, although thou shouldst hang V. That which the nature of the universe doth busy herself about, is; VI. Every particular nature hath content, when in its own proper course VII. Thou hast no time nor opportunity to read. What then? Hast thou VIII. Forbear henceforth to complain of the trouble of a courtly life, IX. Repentance is an inward and self-reprehension for the neglect or X. This, what is it in itself, and by itself, according to its proper XI. When thou art hard to be stirred up and awaked out of thy sleep, XII. As every fancy and imagination presents itself unto thee, consider XIII. At thy first encounter with any one, say presently to thyself: XIV. Remember, that to change thy mind upon occasion, and to follow him XV. If it were thine act and in thine own power, wouldest thou do XVI. Whatsoever dieth and falleth, however and wheresoever it die XVII. Whatsoever is, was made for something: as a horse, a vine. Why XVIII. Nature hath its end as well in the end and final consummation of XIX. As one that tosseth up a ball. And what is a ball the better, if XX. That which must be the subject of thy consideration, is either the XXI. Most justly have these things happened unto thee: why dost not XXII. Shall I do it? I will; so the end of my action be to do good unto XXIII. By one action judge of the rest: this bathing which usually takes XXIV. Lucilla buried Verus; then was Lucilla herself buried by others. XXV. The true joy of a man, is to do that which properly belongs unto a XXVI. If pain be an evil, either it is in regard of the body; (and that XXVII. Wipe off all idle fancies, and say unto thyself incessantly; Now XXVIII. Whether thou speak in the Senate or whether thou speak to any XXIX. Augustus his court; his wife, his daughter, his nephews, his XXX. Contract thy whole life to the measure and proportion of one single XXXI. Receive temporal blessings without ostentation, when they are sent XXXII. If ever thou sawest either a hand, or a foot, or a head lying by XXXIII. As almost all her other faculties and properties the nature of XXXIV. Let not the general representation unto thyself of the XXXV. What? are either Panthea or Pergamus abiding to this day by their XXXVI. If thou beest quick-sighted, be so in matter of judgment, and XXXVII. In the whole constitution of man, I see not any virtue contrary XXXVIII. If thou canst but withdraw conceit and opinion concerning that XXXIX. That which is a hindrance of the senses, is an evil to the XL. If once round and solid, there is no fear that ever it will change. XLI. Why should I grieve myself; who never did willingly grieve any XLII. This time that is now present, bestow thou upon thyself. They that XLIII. Take me and throw me where thou wilt: I am indifferent. For there XLIV. Is this then a thing of that worth, that for it my soul should XLV. Nothing can happen unto thee, which is not incidental unto thee, as XLVI. Remember that thy mind is of that nature as that it becometh XLVII. Keep thyself to the first bare and naked apprehensions of things, XLVIII. Is the cucumber bitter? set it away. Brambles are in the way? XLIX. Not to be slack and negligent; or loose, and wanton in thy L. 'They kill me, they cut my flesh; they persecute my person with LI. He that knoweth not what the world is, knoweth not where he himself LII. Not only now henceforth to have a common breath, or to hold LIII. Wickedness in general doth not hurt the world. Particular LIV. The sun seemeth to be shed abroad. And indeed it is diffused but LV. He that feareth death, either feareth that he shall have no sense at LVI. All men are made one for another: either then teach them better, or LVII. The motion of the mind is not as the motion of a dart. For LVIII. To pierce and penetrate into the estate of every one's THE NINTH