第20章
1。Whatisvice?Afamiliarsightenough。Sthatbefallshavethethoughtready:Thisisafamiliarsight。Lookup,lookdowhouwiltfihioriesa,medieval,andmodernarefull;andfullofthematthisdayaredhouses。Thereishihesuhiyped,everythiing。
2。Howelsethyaxiomsbemadedeadthaiohatahem?Alieswiththeeevertokioflame。Iampetenttoformthetrueofathing。Ifso,whyamIharassed?Whatisoutsidethesindhasabsolutelyhmymihislessonandthousta。
Thoustbeginathihouusedsttoseethem;forinthissiststhenewlife。
&yloveofpageantry,stage-plays,flodherds,sham-fights,aboolap-dogs,crumbsafish-pond,painfultravailofantsandtheirbearingofburdens,skurryingsofscaredlittlemice,puppetsmovedbystrings。Amidsuehoumusttakethyplacegradnot&apdefiance',naythoumustkeepabreastofthefactthateveryohjustsomuchasthosethihierested。
4。Iioofwhatisbeingsaid,a,ofwhatisbeihelatterseefromthefirsttowhatendithasrefereheformerbecarefultocatchthemeaning。
5。Ismymihisornot?Ifpetent,IapplyittothetaskasagiveheUure。If,Ieitherwithdrawfromtheworkinfavourofsomeonelishitbetter,uherreasonsdutyforbids;orIdothebestIgtoassistmeautilizemyrulioeffectwhatisatthemomentseasonableaheonwelfare。ForinwhatsoeverIdoeitherbymyselforwithadireergiestothisaloshalloandbeinharmonywithit。
6。Howmanymuch-laudedheroeshavealreadybeengiveetfulness,andhowmanythatlaudedthemhavelongagodisappeared!
7。Blushnottobehelped;forthouartboundtocarryoutthetaskthatislaidupontheeasasoldiertostormthebreach。Whatthen,ifforverylamehouousustdothiswithanother'shelp?
&disquietedaboutthefuture。Ifthoumustethither,thouwiltedwiththesamereasonwhichthouappliest。
9。Allthiuallyihetieissadscarythiheoher。Forallthingshavebeenrangedsidebyside,aoorderoneorderedUhereisbothoneUniverse,madeupofallthings,andoneGodimmainallthings,aaneLaw,oneReasonontoalliures,ah,ifihereisalsoflivihathavethesameinahesamereason。
10。AlittlewhileandallthatismaterialislosttosightiaheUlewhileandallCauseistakenbatotheReasonoftheUlewhileandtheremembrahingiseernity。
11。Totheratiohesameactisattonatureandagtoreason。
12。Upright,ormadeupright。
13。Theprinciplewhiswherelimbsandbodyuoformanism,holdsgoodalsoforrationalthingswiththeirseparateindividualities,stitutedastheyaretoworkin。Buttheperofthisshalletothee,ifthousayesttothyself,Iamalimbanizedbodyofrationalthings。Butif[usihousayestthouartbutapart,houlovemankindfromtheheart,doeswell-doiheeforitsowhoudostpractiseitstillasabareduty,asaboontothyself。
&ernalthing,thatwill,beiowhateverisabletofeelthisiwhichfeels,ifitplease,plain。ButI,ifIdonotsiderwhathasbefalleobeanevil,amstillunhurt。AndIrefusesotosiderit。
&anysayordowhathewill,Imustfood。Somighttheemerald-oldorpurple-ire,Whateveranyoneshalldoorsay,Imustbeanemeraldandkeepmycolour。
16。TherulingReasohedisturberofitsownpeaever,forinstaselfintolust。Butifanothercauseitfearorpaidoso。Foritwillsotiointosuchaberrations。
&hebodytakethoughtforitself,ifitmay,thatitsuffernohurtand,ifitdososuffer,letitproclaimthefact。Butthesoulthathasthefacultyoffear,thefacultyofpain,andaloneassumethattheseexist,eversuffer;foritisomakinganysuchadmission。
Iherulisfucreatesitsownneeds,andinlikemahingdisturbit,nothi,uurbaneself。
17。Well-beingisagoodBeing,Reasonthatisgood。Whatthehination?Avaunt,inGod'shouear,forIdesiretheenot!Butthouarteagtothi。Iheartheenomalilydepartfromme!
18。Doesamanshrinkfromge?Why,whateintobeingsavebyge?WhatbenearerordearertotheheUhoutakeahotbathuhewoodforthefurnacesufferage?Couldstthoubefed,ifthyfoodsufferednodyoftheneedsoflifebeprovidedforapartfromge?Seestthounotthatapersonalgeissimilar,andsimilarlyotheheUniverse?
19。ThroughtheuniversalSubstahrtorrentallbodiespassontheirway,uheWholeiivity,asourmembersarewithoher。
Hous,howmanyaSoaushathTimealreadydevoured!Whatsoevermanthouhasttodowithandwhats,letthesamethoughtstrikethee。
20。Iamedaboutohingonly,thatIofmyselfdonotos;sstitutiowill,orwillsnotnow,orinawaythatitwillsnot。
21。Alittlewhileandthouwilthavef,alittlewhileahingwillhavefottenthee。
22。Itisaman'sespecialprivilegetoloveeveumble。Andthislovefollowsassoonasthoureflectestthattheyareofkitheydinvoluntarilyandthroughighatwithinalittlewhileboththeyandthouwillbedead;andthis,aboveall,thatthemaheenohurt;forhehashyrulingReasowasbefore。
23。TheheWholeoutoftheSubstaheWhole,asoutofwax,mouldsatoimeahorse,andbreakingupthemouldkerialupagainioamaosomethingelse;andeveryohesesubsistsbutforamoment。Itisnomoreahardshipforthecoffertobebrokenupthanitwasforittobefittedtogether。