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第23章（第2页）

20。WhattheUurebrihingisforthebehatthing，andforitsbehenwhenshebringsit。

21。TheearthisihshowersaicskyisiheUniverseisihmakiobe。TotheUogetherwiththeeIwillbeinotaeaking，tosay，Thisorthatlovestobeso?

&hylifeishereandthouarti;oestelsewhereandthiswiththineownwill;orthoudiestathyservice。Thereiserakeheartthen。

23。ofthefactthataman'sfreeholdissuchasItoldthee，andhowallthesarethesamehereasoopofamountainoronthesea-shoreorwhereverthoupleasest。QuiteappositeshaltthoufihewordsofPlato:passedabout（bythecitywallas）byasheep-foldoain，andmilkingflocks。

24。WhatismyrulingReasonandwhatamImakingofitnow?TowhatusedoInowputit?Isitdevoidofidivordseveredfromneighbourlisocoalesdblendwiththefleshastobeswayedbyit?

&fliesfromhismasterisarunaway。ButtheLawisourmaster，araheLawisarunaway。hatismovedbygrieforwrathorfear，isfainthatsomethingshouldnothavehappenedorbehappeningorhappeureofwhathasbeewhitrolsthewholeUisbytheLawlayingdownallthatfallstoaman'slot。Hethenisarunawaywhoismovedbyfear，grief，or>

26。Amanpassesseedintoawombandgoeshisway，andaakesitinhandandworksuponitasababe-whataationfromwhatabeginning!Againhepassesfooddow，andaakinguptheworkcreatessensationandimpulseandinfirengthahingshowmanyandhowmysterious!Musethehataredoneinsuchseddetecttheeffitforce，justaswedetectthedesdtheasohelessclearlythatitisnotwithoureyes。

27。Bearinminduallyhowallsugsasexistedalsobeforeourdayand，beassured，willexistafterus。Setbeforethineeyeswholedramasaings，oher，allthatthineownexperiencehasshewhouhastlearnedfrompasthistory，foriirecourtofHadriairecourtofAntoirecourtofPhilip，ofAlexander，ofCroesus。Forallthosesesweresuchasweseenow，onlytheperfdifferent。

28。Picturetothyselfeveryoisgrievedataeverordissatisfied，asbeihepigwhichstrugglesandscreamswhensacrificed;likeittoohimonhisbed，bewailsiersofourfate;andthattotheratiourealobeeosubmitwillinglytoens，meresubmissionbeiiveonall。

29。Iofthieadaskthyself:Isdeathtobedreadedforthelossofthis?

30。Doesanother&apshockthee?Turnihyselfaheewhatanalthereisofthineown，suchasdeemiobeagoodorpleasureoralittlecheapfameandthelike。Fthisthouwiltquicklyfetthywrath，withthisrefletootoaidthee，thatamaraint;forwhatshouldhedo?Or，ifthouartable，removethet。

&aglayroncalluptheimageofSocraticusorEutyen，andaglaestheimageofEutyorSilvanus，andaglaAlTropaeophorus，andatSeverusXenophonorCrito。Letaglahyselfbringtomihedsobyanalogyihestrikethee:Wherearetheynow?Nowhere，ornonesaywhere。Forthusshaltthouhabituallylookuponhumanthingsasmeresmokeandasnaught;ahahoubethiwhathasongedwillexisthroughouteternity。Whystrivethenandstrain?Whytopassthisthyshortspanoflifeinbeingfashion?

Whatmaterial，whatafieldforthyworkdosttho!Forwhatareallthesethingsbutobjectsfortheexerciseofareasonthathathsurveyedwithaddueinquiryintoitshewholesphereoflife?uethenuntilthouhastassimilatedthesetruthsalsotothyself，asthevigestionassimilateseveryfood，ortheblazisintowarmthandradiaeveristoit。

32。Giveosayoftheewithtruththatthouartnotasihoodmaashallformanysuideaoftheebeasomakethalie。Allthisrestswiththee。ForwhoistheretohiheefrombeinggoodandsihentolivehoubenotsueitherdothReasoninthatsistthatthoushouldest。

33。Takingourmaterialintoat，whatbesaidordoway?Beitwhatitmay，itrestswiththeetodoorsayit。Aushavethhindered。

&houceasemurmuringuhtheethattheutilizing，ientwiththestitutionofmaerialpreseheeandthywayshallbetotheewhatihesensual。Fmustbeatedeitisinaman'spowertoputintopraacewithhisowiseverywhereinhispower。

Aderivenitofindividualmotioneverywhere，norhasfireorwaterorahingtrolledbyNatureorbyanirrationalsoul。Fortheinterposingaaclesaremany。ButIntelligendReasohrougheveryimpedimentjustastheirheirwillpromptsthem。SettihihiseasewherewiththeReasonforceitswaythrougheveryobstacle，asfireupwards，asastonedownwards，asaderdoe，lbeyond。Forotherhiherthatveritablecorpse，thebody，or，apartfromimaginationandthesurrenderofReasocrushusorworkanyharmatall。Elseiheirviebad。

Infathecaseofallanisms，ifanyevilhappentoahevictimitselfbeestheworseforit。Butamansocires，ifImaysosay，betterandmorepraiseworthybyputtingsugehtuse。IhatnothingthatharmsyharmhimwhomNaturehasmadeaoryetdoesthatharmacitywhiotlaw。Butheso-calledmiscesharmslaw。Whatdoesnotharmlaw，then，doesnoharmtoorcity。

34。Evenanobviousandquitebriefaphorismservetowarnhimthatisbitteruedainstgivingwaytogriefandfear;asforinstance，Sucharetheraehatthewih>

Andthytooarelittleleaves。Leavesalsotheywhomakeanoutcryasiftheyoughttobelisteo，aheirpraisesor，trariwise，theireandssecret。Leavestootheythataretohanddownourafter-fame。ForallthesethingsBurgeonagainwiththeseas;

ahcastthemdowputsforthothersiead。Traheonlotofallthihereishesethatthouhuafterorshuhoughitwereeverlasting。Alittlewhileandthoushalteeyes;aye，andforhimthatboretheetothegraveshallalyraisethedirge。

35。Thesoundeyeshouldseeallthereistobeseen，butshouldnotsay:Iwantwhatisgreenonly。Forthatischaracteristicofadisorderedeye。Andthesandsmellshouldbeequippedforallthatistobeheardorsmelled。Andthesouionshouldacttowardsallasamilltristwhichitwasfrind。Soshouldthesoundmindbereadyforallthatbefalls。Butthemindthatsays:Letmybesafe!Letallapplaudmyeveryact!isbutasalreenthingsorasteeththatlookforsoftthings。

36。Thereisuohaveowostandingbyhisdeath-bedeletheevilwhichisbefallinghim。Sayhewasaworthymanaherenotbesomeoheveryendtosayi，Webreatheagainatlast，freedfromthissasternotthathewashardonanyofus，butIwasall，alongsciousthathetansus?Somuchfortheworthy，butinourownanyotherreasonsbefoundforwhidredswouldbeonlytoogladtobequitofus!Thihiswhendying，andthypassingfromlifewillbeeasierifthoureasonthus:IamleavingalifeinwhimyintimatesforwhomIhavesogreatlytoiled，prayed，andthought，ayeeventheywishmegoiogaintherebysomefurtherease。Whythenshouldaoalongersojournhere?

&goawaywithnolesskiowardsthemonthisaaintainingthytrue;characteristicsbefriendlyandgraainasthoughart，butrathershouldthywithdrawalfromthembeasthatgentleslippingawayofsoulfrombodyhenamanmakesapead。Foritwasknitaheewiththem，ahetie。Iampartedfromkinsfedforciblyaway，butuingly。Forthisseveraooisaproature。

37。Iofauatethyselfasfarasmaybetoputtothyselfthequestiohemabeginwiththyself，i。

38。BearinmindthatullsthestringsisthatHiddenThingwithinus:thatmakesourspeech，thatourlife，that，onemaysay，makesthemahymentalpictureofitihatoverliesithatareappurteheyareliketheos;sadze，onlydifferingfromitiurallyattachedtothebody。Sindeed，severedfromtheCausethatbidsthemmoveandbidsthemstay，thesepartsareasuselessasistheshuttleoftheeer，andthewhipofthecharioteer。