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Three things corrupt the world: pride,
superfluity, and indolence (Welsh Triad),
172; Be courteous and spend freely, and
you will be more loved (Mediæval pre-
cept), 179; Waste not thy goods in great
feasts (Wyclif), 196; Beware thou spend
not above three or four parts of thy re-
venue (Burleigh), 240; Never spend any-
thing before thou have it (Raleigh), 256;
Never buy but with ready money (Os-
borne), 294; The art of laying out money
wisely is not attained without thought
(Halifax), 318; Frugality is good, if lib-
erality be joined. . . . That is lost that is
misused. . . . Cast up your income and
live on half. . . . Frugality is the better
way to be rich, for it has less toil and
temptation (Penn), 326, 331, 340; Have
courage to do without what you do not
need; . . . to set down every penny you
spend (Stanislaus), 357; The best error
is on the parsimonious side.
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gality is the sure guardian of our virtues
(Chesterfield), 363; Make no expense but
to do good to others or yourself (Frank-
lin), 378, 379, 384; I cannot enjoin too
strongly a due observance of economy
(Washington), 401; Never buy what you
do not want because it is cheap (Jeffer-
son), 411; Be saving, but not at the
cost of liberality (Joubert), 418.
also, Avarice, Thrift, Debt.
Extortion: Extortion maketh a wise man
foolish (Ecclesiastes), 60.

Extravagance. See Expenditure.

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Use not to make any manner of
lie. . . . A thief better than a man ac-
customed to lie (Ecclesiasticus), 115,
117, 122; If thou findest anything better
than truth, &c., turn to it. . . . With
all thy soul do justice and say the truth
(Marcus Aurelius), 158, 159, 161; I have
found no remedy for weakness of heart
like the pursuit of truth and justice
(Maimonides), 167; Stir all to love
truth (Wyclif), 195; Proclaim the truth
(Thomas à Kempis), 203; He that lieth
till no man believe him, let him go
where no man knoweth him (Rhodes),
208, 209; Use not to lie; ... speak not
every truth; . . . a harmless lie is better
than a hurtful truth (Ascham), 219, 220;
Above all things, tell no untruth (Sid-
ney), 247;-Not telling all the truth is
hiding it (Halifax), 315, 316; Never to
speak anything but the pure and simple
verity (Edwards), 369; Be true (Jeffer-
son), 410; It is much easier to recognize
error than to find truth (Goethe), 415;
May prudence, fortitude, and truth erect
your brow (Burns), 423. See, also, Sin-
cerity, Promises, Hypocrisy.
Fame.- Renown.

Glory: The vulgar is
of beautiful deeds

a depraved judge
(Pythagoras), 93; There is a shame
which is glory. Envy not the glory

of a sinner (Ecclesiasticus), 115, 119
Notoriety and popular fame not to be
reckoned amongst goods (Cicero), 128;
Be a despiser of vain glory (Rhodes),
208; Happy is he . . . untied unto the
worldly care of public fame (Wotton),
282; Be substantially great in thyself,
and more than thou appearest (Browne),
302; Look upon fame as the talk of
neighbors at the street door (Richter),
427. See, also, Honors, worldly; Repu-
tation.

Familiarity: Be familiar to few, equal to
all (Rhodes), 207; Be thou familiar, but
by no means vulgar (Shakespeare), 281.
Fanshawe, Sir R. Translation from Mar-;
tial, 144.
Fashion Have courage to prefer propriety
to fashion (Stanislaus), 358. See, also,
Dress.

Father, duty towards. See Filial duty.
Fault-finding. See Complaining, Censure.
Fawning. See Flattery.

Fear. See Courage.

Fellowship. See Neighbors.

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Fénelon. Rules for a Christian life, 343.
Fickleness. See Firmness.
Fidelity.- Treachery: The perversity of
the treacherous shall destroy them (Pro-
verbs), 52; There is no inheritance like
faithfulness (Maimonides), 168; Be faith-
ful in little things (Thomas à Kempis),
203; Who comprehends his trust, and
to the same keeps faithful (Wordsworth),
430.

Filial duty (Ptah-hotep), 39, 40; Honor thy
father and thy mother (Decalogue), 42;
Fear every man his mother and his
father (Leviticus), 44; Hear the instruc-
tion of thy father, forsake not the law of
thy mother (Proverbs), 48; By deep de-
votion seek thy debt to pay. . . . Treat
not with disrespect (Manu), 65; The man
of sin is he confess'd who . . . his hoary
parent stings with taunting rage (Hesiod),
73, 74; To support father and mother,
the greatest blessing (Buddha), 80; With
lowly duty to thy parents bow (Pythag-
oras), 86; Esteem most highly filial
piety (Confucius), 100; Honor thy father
and mother. Help thy father in his
age (Ecclesiasticus), 114, 118; To thy
father and mother show honor and re-
spect (St. Louis), 176; Love your lady
and mother, obey her commandments,
believe her counsels (Suffolk), 200; Re-
vere, love and serve father and mother
(Mexican precept), 222; The greatest
comfort you can bestow on parents is to
live well and learn well (Lyly), 262; If
thou wouldst be obeyed as a father, be
obedient as a son (Penn), 328; Honor
and obey your natural parents, altho'
they be poor (Washington), 404; Rever-
ence and cherish your parents (Jeffer-
son), 410.

Firmness.-Steadfastness.-Resolution. --
Will. Fickleness: Not lightly from thy
resolution swerve (Pythagoras), 87; Abide
by the rules of life you have deliberately
proposed to yourself (Epictetus), 1
The prudent man changes not unreason-
ably (Thomas à Kempis), 203; Be con-
stant, but not obstinate (Rhodes), 207;
Take some one path and march in a
straight line (Descartes) 297 We have
more power than will La Rochefou
cauld), 310; Have the courage to adhere
to a resolution

upon conviction.

and to abandon it
Have courage to
ace a difficulty (Stanislaus), 357; If

thou believest a thing impossible, thy
despondency shall make it so (Chester-
field), 363; Resolve to perform what you
ought; perform without fail what you
resolve (Franklin), 377. See, also, Stub-
bornness, Persuasion, Refusing, Doing.
Fitness: It is not enough that a thing be
right, if it be not fit (Penn), 327.
Flattery: Have nothing to do with a treach-
erous flatterer (Mediæval precept), 179;
Flatterers are the worst kind of traitors
(Raleigh), 255; Love rather right words
than flattering. ... Let it be as painful
to be praised of lewd and inhonest per-
sons as if praised for lewd and inhonest
deeds. . . .
Allure not the love of any
man by flattery (Rhodes), 206, 207;
Keep some great man thy friend (Bur-
leigh), 243; Happy is he . . . whose
state can neither flatterers feed, nor &c.
(Wotton), 283; Use the commentary of a
severe friend, rather than the glosse of
a sweetlipt flatterer (Quarles), 290; If
we did not flatter ourselves, flattery of
others would be harmless. . . . Flattery
is a false coin, &c. (La Rochefoucauld),
311; Be no flatterer (Washington), 402.
See, also, Praise.

Folly. See Fools.

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Fools: As the crackling of thorns under a
'pot is the laughter of the fool (Ecclesias-
tes), 60; Shame shall be the promotion
of fools. The companion of fools
shall smart (Proverbs), 50, 53; There is
no companionship with a fool. The
fool becomes full of evil, even if he
gathers it little by little (Dhammapada),
82, 83; Consult not with a fool (Eccle-
siasticus), 119; The three laughs of a
fool at the good, at the bad, and at he
knows not what (Welsh Triad), 172;
Never had a fool thorough enjoyment
(Chesterfield), 363.

Forbearance: See Magnanimity, Patience,
Retaliation, Anger.

forestalling: He that withholdeth corn,
the people shall curse him (Proverbs),

53.
Forethought. See Prudence.

Forgetfulness: Be able to forget (Gracian),

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142; Draw the curtain of night upon in-
juries (Browne), 302; Forgiveness the
hardest lesson to man (Penn), 334; We
forgive too little- forget too much
(Swetchine), 438.

Fortitude: If thou findest anything better
than fortitude, &c., turn to it. . . . It is
a shame for the soul to give way when
the body does not (Marcus Aurelius),
158, 159, 160; Suffering with fortitude
the accidents of life a primary principle
of wisdom (Welsh Triad), 171; Clearness
of judgment leadeth us to fortitude. . . .
If custom be strong to confirm one virtue
more than another it is fortitude (Essex-
Bacon), 273; May prudence, fortitude,
and truth erect your brow (Burns), 423;
Fortitude, that last virtue which crowns
the others (Lacordaire), 453. See, also,
Patience, Courage.

Fortune: What man calls fortune is from
God (Pythagoras), 87; Things necessary
to acquisition of fortune as difficult as
those for obtaining virtue. . No man's
fortune can be an end worthy of the gift
of being (Bacon), 265-266; Leave off the
game with fortune while in luck (Gra-
cian), 284; Let not fortune, which hath
no name in scripture, have any in thy
divinity (Browne), 304; A noble spirit
disdaineth the malice of fortune (Ches-
terfield), 363. See, also, Lot in life, Pros-
perity.

Franklin, Benjamin. Plan for acquiring
habits of virtue, 376.
Fraud. See Honesty.

Friendship: Make no friendship with a

man that is given to anger (Proverbs),
55; Have for friends the best of men
(Dhammapada), 82; Choose out the man
to virtue best inclined.

Esteem

those eminently friends who assist your
soul (Pythagoras), 86, 91; If thy friend
be sick, go on foot and see him (Ahikar),
104; If thou wouldst get a friend, prove
him first.
A faithful friend is the
medicine of life. . . . Change not a friend
for any good. Forsake not an old
friend; the new is not comparable. . .
A friend cannot be known in prosperity.
Admonish a friend; it may be he
hath not done it (Ecclesiasticus), 117,
118, 119, 120, 122; I had rather lose my
money than my friend (Erasmus), 212;
Nothing more becoming any wise man
than to make choice of friends (Raleigh),

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254; The friends thou hast, and their
adoption tried, grapple them to thy soul
(Shakespeare), 281; Live with those
from whom you can learn. . . . Make
teachers of your friends. ... Let your
friends be the friends of your deliberate
choice (Gracian), 285, 286; Enter no
serious friendship with the ingrateful
man, the multiloquious man, the coward
(Quarles), 289; There is more skill neces-
sary to keep a friend than to reclaim an
enemy. . . . Do not lay out your friend-
ship too lavishly at first (Halifax), 315,
318, 319; Choose a friend as thou dost a
wife, till death (Penn), 327; No blessing
of life is comparable to the enjoyment of
a discreet and virtuous friend (Addison),
354; A friend should bear with a friend's
infirmities not his vices (Stanislaus),
358; In friendships and enmities, let
your confidence and your hostilities have
bounds (Chesterfield), 361; Be courteous
to all, but intimate with few; and let
those few be well tried. . . . True friend-
ship is a plant of slow growth (Washing-
ton) 399; Our chief want in life is some-
body who shall make us do what we can
(Emerson), 458. See, also, Companions.
Frivolity. See Earnestness.

Frugality. See Expenditure.
"Fruits of Solitude," selections from
Penn's, 326.
Fuller, Thomas.
Holy State," 305.

Selections from "The

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Gambling: Despise gambling. . . . If [a
man] gaineth, he weaveth spider's webs
(Maimonides), 169; Use not dicing nor
carding (Ascham), 220; Be neither gam-
bler nor thief.
One is the occasion
of the other (Mexican precept), 224; Re-
frain from dicing (Lyly), 261; Gambling
is a vice productive of every possible
evil (Washington), 399; Stake in no lot-
teries (Richter), 427.
Generosity. See Magnanimity, Charity (of
the Spirit), Benevolence, Giving.
Geniality. See Good nature, Anger.
Gentlemanliness. See Courtesy, Manners.
Gentleness: A soft answer turneth away
wrath (Proverbs), 54; Do not speak
harshly to anybody (Dhammapada), 83;
Be gentle in works and words (Ahikar),
104; Be gentle and mild to foes (Seneca),
142; He that speaks hastily is like a

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Bestowing gifts on strangers while
kindred starve. is cruelty disguised
(Manu), 66, 69; Give to the giver, but
the churl pass by. Men fill the giving,
not the ungiving hand. Though
much he give, the willing donor shall
rejoice and live (Hesiod), 74; To bestow
alms; ...
to give help to kindred, the
greatest blessing (Buddha), 80; Give, if
thou art asked for little. Overcome

the greedy by liberality (Dhammapada),
84; Conquer a man who never gives by
gifts. . . . He who is not rich and yet
can give will be exalted (Maha-bharata),
95, 96; To give to the right person, at
the right time, &c. not easy (Aristotle),
110; Turn not away from the needy.
Give unto the good, and help not the
sinner. . . . Lose thy money for thy
brother and friend (Ecclesiasticus), 115,
120, 123; When thou doest alms sound
not a trumpet (Jesus), 133; I have no
possessions so real as those I have given
to deserving people (Seneca), 141; Have
compassion upon the needy. . . Take
care that their faces be not put to the
blush on account of your gifts (Maimo-
nides), 168; Give to the poor whenever
you have money.
Be liberal in gifts

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(Mediæval precept), 178, 179; Those
that give with judgment find a delight
(Essex-Bacon), 273, 275; Be charitable
before wealth makes thee covetous
(Browne), 300; Giving what you do not
want nor value neither brings nor de-
serves thanks (Stanislaus), 358; Not
every one who asketh deserveth charity;
all, however, are worthy of the inquiry
(Washington), 399; How can that gift
leave a trace which has left no void
(Swetchine), 437; Choose some poor per-
son and relieve him regularly (Lacor-

daire), 453. See, also, Avarice, Benevo-
lence.

Glory. See Fame.

Gluttony. See Temperance.

God. See Religious injunctions.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. Selections
from "Maxims and Reflections," 28, 29,
413.

Golden Rule, the: In the Maha-bharata
(twice formulated), 8, 97; In Confucian
Analects, 10, 101; In the sayings of
Ahikar, 105; In the Sermon on the
Mount, 17, 135.

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"Golden Verses of Pythagoras," 86.
Good. Desirable. The Best Esteem
that eminently good which is increased
to yourself when communicated to an-
other (Pythagoras), 91; What is honor-
able alone is good (Cicero), 127, 128; The
highest good is a mind which despises the
accidents of fortune and takes pleasure
in virtue (Seneca), 138; Let whatever
appears best be an inviolable law (Epicte-
tus), 153; Happy is he ... who never
understood. . . nor rules of state, but
rules of good (Wotton), 282; He fixes
good on good alone (Wordsworth), 430.
See, also, Happiness.
Good name, A. See Reputation.
Good nature. Geniality. Benignity.
Moroseness. Sullenness : Pleasant
words are as an honeycomb (Proverbs),
54; The superior man is anxious that
his countenance be benign (Confucius),
102; A merry heart maketh a cheer-
ful countenance (Ecclesiasticus), 120;
Smooth your way to the head thro' the
heart. The most useful art of all,
that of pleasing, requires only the desire
(Chesterfield), 361; Resolved to exhibit
an air of love, cheerfulness and benig-
nity. . . . When most conscious of pro-
vocation, to strive most to feel good-
naturedly (Edwards), 372, 374; Good
humor one of the preservatives of peace
and tranquillity (Jefferson), 407.
Goodness: It is hard to be good (Aristotle),
110; Every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit (Jesus), 136; No longer talk
about the kind of man that a good man
ought to be, but be such (Marcus Aure-
lius), 161; Reject death and evil; choose
life and good; the option is given you
(Maimonides), 165; Resolutions to strive
for all qualities of goodness (Edwards),
366-374; Perfection is the measure of

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heaven; the wish to be perfect the mea-
sure of man (Goethe), 416; Desire no
more intellect than is requisite for per-
fect goodness (Swetchine), 437. See,
also, Virtue, Righteousness.
Gossip. Talebearing. Scandal: Do not
repeat extravagances of language (Ptah-
hotep), 37; Thou shalt not go up and
down as a talebearer (Leviticus), 45; He
that goeth about as a talebearer (Pro-
verbs), 52; If thou hearest an evil word
about any one hide it (Ahikar), 104; Be
not called a whisperer. If thou hast

heard a word let it die with thee (Eccle-
siasticus), 116, 121; Utter no ill-timed
gossip (Spirit of Wisdom), 164; Of ab-
sent persons I either say nothing or
speak with kindness (Erasmus), 212;
Carry no tales (Ascham), 219; If thou
keepest clear of carrying tales and repeat-
ing jests thou wilt keep clear of lying and
of sowing discord (Mexican precept),
223, 224. See, also, Scandal, Speech.
Gracian, Balthasar, selections from the
maxims of, 284.

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Habit. - Use. -Practice By virtuous use
thy life and manners frame (Pythagoras),
89; For a test of the formation of habits
take the pleasure or pain which succeeds
the acts (Aristotle), 109; Accustom your-
self to good morals, for the nature of man
dependeth upon habit (Maimonides), 165;
When there is a custom gotten of avoiding
to do evil, then cometh a gentle courage
(Wyatt), 236; Make such a habit of well-
doing that you shall not know how to do
evil (Sidney), 247; Where virtues are
but budding they must be ripened by
clearness of judgment and custom of
well-doing (Essex-Bacon), 272, 273; Good
methods and habits obtained in youth
will make you happy the rest of your
days (Penn), 332; Plan for acquiring

habits of virtue (Franklin), 376; Impor-
tance of the habits acquired in the acqui-
sition of knowledge (Washington), 400.
Halifax, Lord. Selections from Moral
Thoughts and "Advice to a Daughter,”
314, 316.

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Happiness: Contentment is the root of
happiness.
Wouldst thou be happy,
be thou moderate (Manu), 67; Happiness
is the outcome of good. Let us live
happily, though we call nothing our own
(Dhammapada), 83; Seek happiness in
deeds of virtue and usefulness (Maha-
bharata), 96; Tranquillity renders life
happy.
The wise man is always
happy. A happy life is comprised
in honesty alone. . . . Happiness com-
pounded of good things which alone are
honorable (Cicero), 127, 128; Rules for
a happy life (Seneca), 138; The happy
life described by Martial, 143-147; If
thou workest at that which is before
thee, expecting nothing, fearing no-
thing,
thou wilt live happy.
Enjoy life by joining one good thing to
another, not to leave the smallest inter-
val between (Marcus Aurelius), 159, 161,
162; The happy life described (Wotton),
282; Happiness lies in the taste, and not
in things.. We are never so happy
or unhappy as we imagine (La Roche-
foucauld), 310; The great and constant
pleasures of life, not to be crossed if one
faithfully seeks happiness, are in health,
reputation, knowledge, doing good, and
the expectation of another world (Locke),
321-323; If thou wouldst be happy, bring
thy mind to thy condition (Penn), 328;
Never was a wise man wholly unhappy
(Chesterfield), 363; The happy man de-
scribed (Cowper), 394; The happiest
Iman is he who can link the end of his
life with its commencement. . . . The
happiest is he whose nature asks for
nothing that the world does not wish
and use (Goethe), 415, 416; Character
of the happy warrior (Wordsworth),
429; Is not life sufficiently happy when
it is useful (Swetchine), 437; What a
man has in himself is the chief element
in his happiness. . . . The two foes of
happiness are pain and boredom. . . .
The man whom nature has endowed with
intellectual wealth is the happiest (Scho-
penhauer), 441, 443; There is in man a
higher than love of happiness: he can do

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