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.

men

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
(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.
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.

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Grum-

Fault - finding.
bling Grumble not (Ptah-hotep), 36.
Condescension: Towards thine inferiors
show much humanity, and some famil-
iarity (Burleigh), 243.

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.

...

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.
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 (Mediæval 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
Answer

disputant with courtesy.
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

wounding others (Joubert), 419; Polite-
ness is to human nature what warmth is
to wax (Schopenhauer), 445. See, also,
Manners.

Covetousness: Thou shalt not covet, &c.
(Decalogue), 43; Buddhistic command
against, 79; The superior man guards
against covetousness (Confucius), 102;
Form no covetous desire, that the bene-
fit of the world may not be tasteless
(Spirit of Wisdom), 164; Covetousness
cracks the sinews of faith, &c. (Browne),
300; To desire what belongs to another
is misprision of robbery (Halifax), 316;
Covet no man's property in any sort
(Penn), 339.

Cowley, Abraham. Translation from Mar-
tial, 144.

should not too much prize life which we
cannot keep, nor fear death which we
cannot shun (Essex-Bacon), 273; Happy
is he... whose soul is still prepared for
death (Wotton), 282; Live like a neigh-
bor unto death (Browne), 303. See, also,
Life.

Debt: Salt and lead not heavier than debt
(Ahikar), 105; If you owe anything, pay
it willingly (Mediæval precept), 178;
He that oweth much and hath nought,
may be sorry, &c. (Rhodes), 208; Have
the courage to discharge a debt while
you have money (Stanislaus), 356; Never
spend your money before you have it
(Jefferson), 411. See, also, Borrowing,
Honesty, Expenditure.

Decalogue: The Buddhistic, 78, 79; The
Hindu Tenfold summary of duty, 70;
The Mosaic, 4, 41.

Decalogue of canons for practical life (Jef-
ferson), 411.

Deceit.

See Falsehood, Hypocrisy.
Deeds. See Doing.

Deference. See Filial Duty, Elders, Au-

thority, Honor.

Deliberation. See Prudence.

Dependents, treatment of (Ptah-hotep),

37.

Dancing Abstain from (Buddhist com-
mandments), 78.

...

Death: The day of death better than the
day of birth.
There is no work . . .
in the grave (Ecclesiastes), 59, 61; Vir-
tue alone stays by [one] at the tomb.
Long not for death, nor hanker
after life (Manu), 68, 70; Look to the
end of life (Solon), 76; Death does
not see him who looks down on the
world (Dhammapada), 83; Look upon
death or upon a comedy with the same
expression (Seneca), 141; Death is not
terrible; the terror consists in our
notion of death (Epictetus), 151; No
man loses any other life than that which
he now lives. The present is the
same to all. It is one of the acts of
life, this by which we die (Marcus Aure-
lius), 158, 160; To live in fear of death
may possibly shorten life, but never
make it longer (Erasmus), 214; We

Descartes, René, the provisional rules of,
297.

Desirable. See Good.

Desire Desire is not extinguished by en-
joyment (Manu), 67; Right desire in the
heart, the greatest blessing (Buddha),
79; If you desire things not in our own
power you must be disappointed (Epic-
tetus), 150; Have something left to wish
for (Gracian), 287; Children and fools
want everything (Halifax), 318.
Detraction. See Slander.
Dhammapada, selections from the, 82.
Diligence. See Industry.
Disappointment: There can be no entire
disappointment to a wise man (Halifax),
315. See, also, Prosperity.
Discord. See Contention.

Discrimination. Choice: To choose well
is the most important thing in life (Gra-
cian), 286.

Disdain. See Pride.
Dishonesty. See Honesty.
Disputation. See Contention.
Dissension. See Contention.
Dissimulation. See Falsehood, Hypocrisy.

formance: Divinity does not principally
esteem the tongue, but the deeds.
Perform great things, promising nothing
great (Pythagoras), 90, 93; We should
not judge a man's merit by his good
qualities, but by the use he can make
of them (La Rochefoucauld), 312; The
pride of compassing may more than com-
pare with the pleasure of enjoying (Hali-
fax), 316; A man, like a watch, is to
be valued for his goings (Penn), 328,
It is not enough to know, we must
apply; not enough to will, we must do
(Goethe), 416; Living requires little
life; doing requires much (Joubert),
418; It is by doing right that we arrive
at just principles (Swetchine), 437; A
man wants to use his strength, to see, if
he can, what effect it will produce (Scho-
penhauer), 444; Conviction, were it never
so excellent, is worthless till it convert
itself into conduct. . . . Produce! pro-
duce! were it but the pitifullest infinites-
imal fraction of a product, produce it
(Carlyle), 449, 450. See, also, Firmness.
Drama. See Stage.

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Dress. Personal adornment: One should
not wear garlands or use perfumes
(Buddha), 78; Be not too studied in
dress; it is the mark of a little mind
(Mexican precept), 223; Rags and bravery
will soon wear out of fashion; but money
in thy purse will ever be in fashion
(Raleigh), 257; Let attire be comely, not
too costly (Lyly), 262; The apparel oft
proclaims the man (Shakespeare), 281;
In apparel, avoid singularity, profuse-
ness, and gaudiness (Quarles), 290; Wear
your clothes neat, &c. (Osborne), 294;
Nothing is truly fine but what is fit (Hali-
fax), 318; Choose thy clothes by thine
own eyes (Penn), 326, 331; Do not con-
ceive that fine clothes make fine men
(Washington), 399, 401, 402, 403.
Drunkenness. See Temperance.
Duplicity. See Sincerity.
Duty: Let no one forget his own duty for
the sake of another's (Dhammapada),
83; Let it make no difference to thee

..

Like the star. . . let each man
wheel with steady sway round the task
that rules the day, and do his best
(Goethe), 414, 417; Men must either be
the slaves of duty or of force (Joubert),
419; Let us exceed our appointed duties.

There are not good things enough
in life to indemnify us for the neglect of
a duty (Swetchine), 437, 438; Do the duty
which lies nearest thee (Carlyle), 449;
See, also, Fidelity, Filial duty, Elders,
Political duty, Religious injunctions.

who are in earnest do not die (Dham-
mapada), 82; Do every act of thy life as
if it were the last (Marcus Aurelius),
158.

Ecclesiastes, selections from, 7, 58.
Ecclesiasticus, selections from, 113.
Economy. See Expenditure.

Economy of Human Life, selections from
The, 362.
Education.

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Teaching. Learning: Be
not arrogant because of learning (Ptah-
hotep) 33; Of making many books there
is no end, and much study is a weariness
(Ecclesiastes), 63; Much insight and ed-
ucation the greatest blessing (Buddha),
79; Make much of the colleges and sem-
inaries. . . . Instruct sons and younger
brothers (Confucius), 101; Hast thou
children? instruct them (Ecclesiasti-
cus), 118; Men exist for one another;
teach them then, or bear with them
(Marcus Aurelius), 161; Men learn when
they teach (Rhodes), 208; Study the
greatest pleasure of life. Make it a di-
version, not a toil (Erasmus), 215; In
study seek two things: first to conceive
or understand; second to lay up or re-
member (Essex-Bacon), 277; To advise
the ignorant is one of the duties that fall
in our way almost daily (Addison), 353;
The main business of education should
be to direct the will (Joubert), 419. See,
also, Books, Knowledge, Teachableness,
Edwards, Jonathan, the resolutions of, 366.

Effrontery. Impudence. Imperti-
nence: Impudence is no virtue, yet able
to beggar them all (Osborne), 295.
Eighteenth century, moral characteristics
of, 27-29.

Elders, conduct towards: Treat not with
disrespect thy father, mother, teacher,
elder brother (Manu), 65; Honor and sa-
lute old men. ... Be careful not to
mock the old (Mexican precept), 222;
Prefer elders and strangers (Penn), 332.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo: Passages from
"The Conduct of Life," 456.
Enchiridion of Epictetus, 15, 16, 149.
Enchiridion of Quarles, 289.
Enjoyment. See Pleasure.

Enmity: If thine enemy be hungry, &c.
(Proverbs), 56; Love your enemy (Je-
sus), 132; In friendships and enmities
let your confidence and your hostilities
have bounds (Chesterfield), 361.
Envy Envy is the rottenness of the bones
(Proverbs), 54; Provoke not envy (Py-
thagoras), 89; Envy and wrath shorten
the life (Ecclesiasticus), 124; Bear no
envy, that life may not be tasteless
(Spirit of Wisdom), 164; Envy always is
a concomitant of a pompous felicity
(Erasmus), 211; Be not jealous of what
the good God granteth to others (Mexican
precept), 227; The greatest harm you
can do unto the envious is to do well
(Lyly), 262; Happy is he who en-
vies none (Wotton), 282; Let age, not
envy, draw wrinkles on thy cheeks
(Browne), 302; Envy is a passion we
never dare to avow.... Envy is more
irreconcilable than hatred (La Roche-
foucauld), 310, 311; Malice may be
sometimes out of breath, envy never
(Halifax), 315; Virtue is not secure
against envy. . . . Envy none (Penn),
329, 335; Softening the envious is an em-
ployment suited to a reasonable nature
(Addison), 353; We should treat envy
as the enemy of our happiness (Scho-
penhauer), 443.

...

which sudden fancies involve (Fénelon),
343; The tranquillity of the life of the
happy man described (Cowper), 394; Be
not disturbed at trifles or accidents
(Franklin), 378; Take things always by
their smooth handle (Jefferson), 411;
Who through the heat of conflict keeps
the law in calmness made (Wordsworth),
430. See, also, Self-control, Anxiety, An-
ger, Patience.

Equity. See Justice, Honesty.
Erasmus. "The Old Men's Dialogue,"
from the "Colloquies," 211.

Essex, Earl of, Letter of advice to the
Earl of Rutland, 269.

Euphues and his Ephoebus, 260.

Evil. See Righteousness, Goodness, Vir-
Lue.

Evil-designing. See Malice.
Evil-speaking. See Slander.
Example: Thou mayest take examples of
good conduct from a foe. . . . Something
from all (Manu), 65; Example of good
life more stirreth rude men than true
preaching (Wyclif), 196; Edify thy
neighbor by word and deed (Thomas à
Kempis), 203; Set not bad examples
(Mexican precept), 222; Make your ex-
amples of wise and honest men (Wyatt),
233; The life of Cæsar has no greater
example for us than our own (Montaigne),
249; A man should not vainly endeavor
to frame himself on other men's models
(Bacon), 267; All men that live are
drawn either by book or example (Essex-
Bacon), 276; Example prevails more
than precept (Osborne), 295; Nothing is
so contagious as example (La Rochefou-
cauld), 311; Resolution to imitate what
seems commendable in others (Edwards),
372; Wherein you reprove another be
unblamable yourself (Washington), 403;
Personal experience of the effect of a
contemplation of good examples in char-
acter (Jefferson), 406, 407; We reform
others unconsciously when we walk up-
rightly (Swetchine), 438.

15, 16, 149.
Epicurean morality, 13-15.

Equanimity Men are disturbed, not by
things, but by the principles and notions
which they form concerning things
(Epictetus), 150; To be at peace with
God is the fountain of true tranquillity
(Erasmus), 214; Shun the dissipation