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Smite not him who smites thee (Maha-
bharata), 96; Whosoever smiteth thee
on thy right cheek, turn to him the
other (Jesus), 132; The best way of
avenging thyself is not to become like
the wrong-doer (Marcus Aurelius), 160;
Glory in forbearance, because that is the
true strength and real victory (Maimon-
ides), 168; Hath any wronged thee?
be bravely reveng'd: slight it and the
work's begun; forgive it and 't is finisht
(Quarles), 291; Write thy wrongs in
water (Browne), 302; Be not provoked
by injuries to commit them (Penn), 329;
Never to do anything out of revenge
(Edwards), 367.

Reticence. See Speech.

Revels: Beware of secret corners and
night sitting up (Ascham), 220.
Revenge. See Retaliation.

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Poverty.

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Reverence. See Filial Duty, Elders, Au-
thority, Religious Injunctions.
Rhodes, Hugh. Rule of honest living,
from the "Boke of Nurture," 206.
Ribaldry. Obscenity: If anything ob-
scene be said, don't laugh at it (Eras-
mus), 217, 218; Let never word of ri-
baldry come out of your mouth (Sidney),
247. See, also, Modesty, Chastity.
Riches. Wealth.
Want :
Riches to be used as by a steward of the
good things of God (Ptah-hotep), 38;
The hand of the diligent maketh rich...
Riches profit not in the day of wrath..
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall.
There is that maketh himself rich,
yet hath nothing, &c. . . . Wealth got-
ten by vanity shall be diminished.
Better is little with the fear of the
Lord (Proverbs), 51, 52, 53, 54; He that
loveth silver shall not be satisfied with
silver.... When goods increase they are
increased that eat them.

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possession of unnecessary goods the
greatest wealth. . . . Impossible to be
a lover of riches and a lover of Divin-
ity (Pythagoras), 87, 91, 93, 94; Endive
and gall not more bitter than poverty
(Ahikar), 105; Set not thy heart upon
thy goods. When thou art rich,
think upon poverty (Ecclesiasticus), 116,
121; Riches not to be reckoned amongst
goods (Cicero), 128; Where thy treasure
is, there will thy heart be (Jesus), 134;
I will despise riches as much when I have
them as when I have them not (Seneca),
141; Seek not riches basely (Raleigh),
257; Happy is he who, having nothing,
yet hath all (Wotton), 283; He is rich,
not that possesses much, but that covets
no more. Command thy money, lest
she command thee. . . . Be not too
greedy, &c. (Quarles), 290; A slave unto
Mammon makes no servant unto God.

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Take no satisfaction in dying but
living rich. . . . Unto some it is wealth
enough not to be poor (Browne), 300, 301,
304; The things to be bought with money
are such as least deserve a price (Hali-
fax), 315; Seek not to be rich, but
happy; the one lies in bags, the other in
content (Penn), 328; Even riches shall
not make thee unhappy, if, &c. . .
The distribution is more equal than the
fool can believe (Chesterfield), 363, 364;
Gather gear by ev'ry wile that's justified
by honor (Burns), 422; It is a mercy to
the rich that there are poor.
We
are rich only through what we give
(Swetchine), 438; It is usually only when
we have lost our possessions that we be-
gin to find out their value (Schopen-
hauer), 444.
Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich. Quintus
Fixlein's "Rules of Life," 426.
Ridicule. - Sarcasm. Satire. Raillery;
Mocks follow them that delight therein
(Wyatt), 233; Be not scurrilous in con-
versation nor satirical in jests (Bur-
leigh), 243; Let your mirth be void of
scurrility and biting words. . . . A
wound by a word often harder of cure
than that given with the sword (Sidney),
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The righteous shall flourish as the green
leaf (Proverbs), 50, 52, 53; Blessed are
they that hunger and thirst after right-
eousness.... Do not your righteous-
ness before men (Jesus), 130, 132; Live
that thy deeds be so rightful that no
man shall blame them with reason (Wy-
clif), 196; Join gospel righteousness
with legal right (Browne), 301; There is
no such thing as a venial sin against mo-
rality (Halifax), 314; Resolutions to
strive for a life of strict righteousness
(Edwards), 366-374. See, also, Good,
Goodness, Honesty, Justice.

Robbery. See Theft.
Rochefoucauld, Duke de la.

Selections

from Sentences and Moral Maxims, 310.
Rudeness. See Courtesy.

Sabbath. See Religious injunctions.
Saint Louis. Instructions to his son, 174.
Scandal Publish not scandal (Thomas à
Kempis), 203. See, also, Gossip, Speech.
Schopenhauer, Arthur. Selections from
"Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life,"

441.

Scorn. See Pride.

Secrets: Disclose not the secrets of an-
other (Proverbs), 56; If you know any-
thing you wish to conceal, tell it by no
means to your wife (Mediæval precept),
179; What I would have kept as secrets
I tell to nobody (Erasmus), 212; Keep
secret what thou hearest (Mexican pre-
cept), 224; It is wise not to seek a se-
cret; honest not to reveal one (Penn),
327, 331; Trust neither fools, knaves,
women, or young men with secrets
(Chesterfield), 360–361.

Self-communion, Meditation: Better to
converse more with yourself than with
others (Pythagoras), 91;
Have you
known how to meditate and manage
your life? you have performed the
greatest work (Montaigne), 250; Let your
meditation always be systematic (Féne-

lon), 343; Resolutions for self-commu-
nion (Edwards), 368-372; The happy
man... in contemplation is his bliss
(Cowper), 394.

Self-conceit. See Vanity.

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Self-control. Equanimity. - Serenity. -
Calmness. Tranquillity: He that rul-
eth his spirit is better than he that tak-
eth a city (Proverbs), 6; The doctrine
of self-control in ancient morals, 6-8;
Keep thyself calm when contradicted.

Be not of an irritable temper.
He who agitates himself all day long has
not a good moment (Ptah-hotep), 33, 36,
38; E'en as a driver checks his restive
steeds... restrain thy passions. . .
The man who keeps his senses in control
gains all the fruit of holy study. . . .
Self-subjugation included in the tenfold
summary of duty (Manu), 66, 69, 70;
Self-control, . .
self-restraint and pur-

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ity, the greatest blessing.
The
mind that shaketh not, without grief or
passion, is the greatest blessing (Bud-
dha), 79, 80; He who lives without
looking for pleasures, his senses well
controlled, Mâra will not overthrow.
Self is the lord of self (Dhamma-
pada), 82, 83; No one is free who has not
the empire of himself (Pythagoras), 92;
Practice sobriety and self-control (Maha-
bharata), 98; Be tranquil in works and
words (Ahikar), 104; Habits of per-
fected self-mastery are spoiled by excess
and defect (Aristotle), 108, 109; Tran-
quillity renders life happy (Cicero), 127;
Suppose that only to be your own which
is your own [in your own power] (Epicte-
tus), 150; Live a rightful life . . . ruling
well thy five senses (Wyclif), 196; He
that resisteth evil inclinations in their
birth shall more easily destroy them
when their roots are deep (Thomas à
Kempis), 203; Never to have a violent
aversion or fondness for anything (Eras-
mus), 213; Grandeur of soul consists in
knowing how to govern and circum-
scribe itself. . . . Have you known how
to take repose? You have done more
than he who has taken cities (Mon-
taigne), 250; In discovering your pas-
sions, give not way in little (Essex-
Bacon), 274; Happy is he . . . whose
passions not his masters are (Wotton),
282; Overcome your antipathies. . .
Be master of yourself if you would be

master of others (Gracian), 285; Aim at
conquering rather desires than fortune
(Descartes), 297; Give no quarter unto
those vices which are of thy inward
family (Browne), 303; Resolutions for
self-control (Edwards), 368–372; It be-
seemeth not man to allow himself to be
ruled by mere instinct (Goethe), 414;
The passions may all become innocent if
well directed (Joubert), 418; A power
which is our human nature's highest
dower (Wordsworth), 429; A little self-
control at the right moment may pre-
vent much subsequent compulsion (Scho-
penhauer), 444. See, also, Self-improve-
ment, Anger, Passions, Fortitude, Self-
watchfulness.

Self-defence. See Retaliation.

Self-esteem. See Self-respect, Self-know-

ledge, Self-reliance, Vanity.
Self-examination Plan for systematic
self-examination (Franklin), 379-384;
Inspect the neighborhood of thy life
(Richter), 427; Ask thyself first:
Wherein am I most faulty? . . . Then
inquire whence comes this defect?
(Zschokke), 433. See, also, Self-know-
ledge.
Self-improvement: Blow off the impurities

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You are furious and insane in pro-
portion as you are ignorant of yourself
(Pythagoras), 89-91; Next to the know-
ledge of others comes the knowledge of
self. But it is not enough for a man only
to know himself (Bacon), 266, 267; Know
your pet faults (Gracian), 286; Read not
books alone, but men, chiefly thyself
(Quarles), 290; Study thyself betimes
and early find what nature bids thee to
be (Browne), 301; Resolutions for self-
examination (Edwards), 368-372; Learn

to know yourself, not by contemplation,
but action (Goethe), 413; More skillful
in self-knowledge (Wordsworth), 429.
Self-praise. See Vanity.
Self-reliance. Self confidence.
containment.

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- Independence: Depend
not on another. ... Never
despise
thyself. Think not on destiny, but

act thyself (Manu), 68, 69; Rouse thy-
self by thyself (Dhammapada), 84; To
depend on oneself and on Divinity is
alone stable (Pythagoras), 93; Give
not thy son... brother... friend
power over thee (Ecclesiasticus), 124;
Happy is he
that serveth not an-
other's will (Wotton), 282; Have but
little to do and do it thyself Be not
tied to things without you. . . . Be free;
live at home, in yourselves (Penn), 328,
332; Have the courage to be independ-
ent (Stanislaus), 359; Never trouble
another for what you can do yourself
(Jefferson), 411; Live with the world
whoso hath nerve to make the world his
purpose serve (Goethe), 416; Gather
gear... for the glorious privilege of
being independent (Burns), 422.
Self-respect. Self-esteem: The soul is its
own witness. Grieve thou not thy
soul (Manu), 66; Let reverence of thy-
self thy thoughts control (Pythagoras),
87; People take a man at his own esti-
mate; but he must estimate himself at
something (Goethe), 415.
Self-watchfulness: If a man holds himself
dear let him watch himself carefully
(Dhammapada), 83; A watch over the
senses is the foundation of purity, the
discipline of peace (Thomas à Kempis),
203; Never open the door to an evil,
however small (Gracian), 285; Resolu-
tions for self-watchfulness (Edwards),
368-372. See, also, Self-control.
Selfishness: If self the wavering balance
shake, it's rarely right adjusted (Burns),
421.

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Seneca: Rules for a happy life, 138.
Sensuality. See Chastity.
Serenity. See Self-control, Equanimity.
Seriousness. See Earnestness.
Sermon on the Mount, The, 17, 130.
Servants, Treatment of: Command only
to direct (Ptah-hotep), 38; The wages
shall not abide with thee (Leviticus), 44;
Be not as a lion in thy house. . . . Let
thy soul love a good servant (Ecclesiasti-

cus), 115, 118; Keep rather two too
few than one too many (Burleigh), 241;
If thou wouldst have a good servant, let
thy servant find a wise master (Quarles),
291; Servants may be looked upon as
humble friends (Halifax), 317; Towards
servants, never accustom yourself to
rough and passionate language (Chat-
ham), 392.

Servility. See Flattery.

Seven wise men of Greece, 76.
Shakespeare. Advice of Polonius to La-
ertes, 281.

Shame. -Shamelessness: Life is easy for a
man without shame (Dhammapada), 84;
Commit no sin through shame (Spirit of
Wisdom), 164. See, also, Fame.
Sidney, Sir Henry: Letter to his son, Sir
Philip, 245.

Silence. See Speech.

Simplicity: How few the things are that
give a life which flows in quiet like the
existence of the gods!... Do what is
necessary,... the greatest part of what
we say and do being unnecessary (Mar-
cus Aurelius), 158, 159; The simplicity
of the life of the happy man described
(Cowper), 394; Let your affairs be as two
or three, and not a hundred or a thou-
sand. . . . Simplify, simplify (Thoreau),
463.
Sincerity. Candor. Duplicity. · Pre-
judice: The superior man is anxious
that his speech be sincere (Confucius),
102; Examine the word in thy heart and
then utter it (Ahikar), 104; Let thy word
be the same. . . . Let thy life be sincere
(Ecclesiasticus), 116; To thine own self
be true.

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Thou canst not then be
false to any man (Shakespeare), 281;
Happy is he... whose armor is his hon-
est thought, and simple truth, &c. (Wot-
ton), 282; Sincerity is an opening of the
heart; we find it in few (La Rochefou- |
cauld), 310; Nothing needs a trick but a
trick; sincerity loathes one (Penn), 329;
Have the courage to admit that you have
been wrong (Stanislaus), 357; Think in-
nocently and justly; speak accordingly
(Franklin), 378, 379, 384; If obliged to
differ, do it with all possible candor.

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guile, take men as they are (Zschokke),
435. See, also, Earnestness, Falsehood,
Hypocrisy.

Sinfulness. See Wickedness.
Skepticism: Buddhistic command against,
79.

Slander. - Evil-speaking. - Backbiting.—
Detraction: He that slandereth not
(Psalm), 46, 410; He that uttereth a
slander is a fool (Proverbs), 52; Buddhis-
tic command against slander, 79; Keep
thy tongue from evil speaking (Ahikar),
104; Every other demon attacks in the
front, but Slander (Spirit of Wisdom),
164; Let no one before thee speak evil
of others behind their backs (St. Louis),
175; Beware of speaking evil (Wyclif),
197; Forbear to speak evil of men,
though it be true (Raleigh), 255; It is a
more dextrous error to speak well of an
evil man than ill of a good man (Quarles),
291; Abhor detraction, the sin of fallen
angels (Penn), 333; Resolved, never to
speak evil of any one (Edwards), 367,
369; Let your conversation be without
malice.... Speak not injurious words
(Washington), 403, 404.

Sleep: How long, O sluggard? . . . Love
not sleep, lest thou come to poverty
(Proverbs), 51, 55; The sleep of a labor-
ing man is sweet (Ecclesiastes), 59;
Practice not slothful sleep (Spirit of Wis-
dom), 164; Give not thyself to slumber
(Mexican precept), 227; Let the end of
thy first sleep raise thee from repose
(Quarles), 290; If you do not rise early
you can never make any progress (Chat-
ham), 387.

Sluggishness. See Sleep, Industry.
Social Relationships. See Neighbors, Com-
panions, Friendship, Privacy, Fame,
Reputation, Honors, Courtesy, Manners,
Familiarity, Benevolence, Giving.
Socrates, 13.

Solon, Saying of, 76.

Sorrow: Sorrow is better than laughter.
Better to go to the house of mourn-
ing than to the house of feasting (Eccle-
siastes), 59; Blessed are they that mourn
(Jesus), 130. See, also, Afflictions.
Soul, The There resides within thee a
Being who inspects thy every act.
The soul is its own witness; grieve
thou not thy soul (Manu), 66; Let no
example, no soothing tongue, pre-
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immortal essence wrong. . . .
In all
things guard thy soul from wrong.
The Divinity has not a place more allied
to his nature than a pure soul (Pytha-
goras), 88, 89, 94; In every good work
trust thy own soul. . . . Prove thy soul
in thy life (Ecclesiasticus), 124.
Speech. Language. Words. Talk-
ativeness. -Reticence: Do not repeat
extravagances of language; nor scatter
thy words; nor speak with heat.
Let thoughts be abundant and mouth
under restraint (Ptah-hotep), 37, 38, 40;
In a multitude of words there wanteth
not transgression. . . . He that spareth
his words hath knowledge. A fool
when he holdeth his peace is counted
wise.... A word fitly spoken is like
apples of gold, &c. (Proverbs), 52, 54,
56; Be not rash with thy mouth (Eccle-
siastes), 58; Pleasant speech the greatest
blessing (Buddha), 79; Be not hasty in
thy tongue, and in thy deeds slack.
Honor and shame is in talk. . . . Strive
not with a man that is full of tongue.
Learn before thou speak.
that can rule his tongue shall live with-
out strife. . . . To slip upon a pavement
better than to slip with the tongue..
Not so many have fallen by the sword as
by the tongue. Weigh thy words
in a balance (Ecclesiasticus), 115, 116,
119, 121, 122; Be for the most part
silent (Epictetus), 152; Be not a man of
many words (Marcus Aurelius), 158;
Measure your words with judgment...
Speak as one who seeketh to learn, and
not as eager for victory. . . . Keep a
bridle upon your tongue (Maimonides),
166; He that keeps strict silence shall
not offend.
Blessed is the pru-
dent tongue (Thomas à Kempis), 202,
203, 204; Abstain ever from words of
ribaldry. Love rather words profit-
able than eloquent and pleasant; right
words than flattering (Rhodes), 206;
Great part of quarrels come from in-
temperance of the tongue (Erasmus),
212; Keep silence; nothing is gained by
talking (Mexican precept), 225; Be
rather a hearer. . . . Think upon every
word. . . . Remember how nature hath
ramparted up the tongue with teeth,
lips, &c. (Sidney), 247; He that is lavish
in words is a niggard in deeds (Raleigh),
256; Give thy thoughts no tongue.

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Give every man thine ear, but few thy
voice (Shakespeare), 281; What is well
said is soon said (Gracian), 286; If thou
desire to be held wise, be so wise as to
hold thy tongue (Quarles), 291; A man
strictly wise can hardly be called a so-
ciable creature (Halifax), 315; If thou
thinkest twice before thou speakest once,
thou wilt speak twice the better (Penn),
327, 330, 331, 334; Have courage to speak
when necessary and to hold your tongue
when it is better (Stanislaus), 357; Of
much speaking cometh repentance
(Chesterfield), 363; Speak not but what
may benefit others or yourself (Franklin),
377, 379; Be a patient, attentive, and
well-bred hearer. ... Dedicate the first
parts of life more to hear and to learn
(Chatham), 388; Think before you speak
(Washington), 404; Be a listener.
Endeavor to establish the habit of silence
(Jefferson), 409; Keep something to
yoursel, ye scarcely tell to ony (Burns),
421. See, also, Geniality, Conversation,
Gossip, Scandal, Doing.
Spendthrift ways.

See Expenditure.

Spirit of Wisdom, Opinions of the, 163.
Squandering. See Expenditure.

Stage, The: Abstain from stage plays
(Buddhist commandments), 78.
Stanislaus, King of Poland: Traits of moral
courage in every-day life, 356.
"Stans puer ad mensam,'
5' 180.
Steadfastness. See Firmness.
Stinginess. See Giving.
Stoic morality, 13-15.
Strife. See Contention.
Stubbornness. Obstinacy: A stubborn
heart shall fare evil (Ecclesiasticus),
114. See, also, Firmness.
Study. See Education, Books.
Success. Failure.

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Mistakes: People

make no mistakes who never wish to do
anything worth doing (Goethe), 415;
They wha fa' in fortune's strife, their
fate we should na censure (Burns), 421.
Suffolk, William de la Pole, Duke of. Let-
ter to his son, 200.

Sullenness. See Good Nature.

Surety, Giving: Warnings against (Pro-
verbs), 50, 51, 52, 55; (Thales), 76;
(Ecclesiasticus), 119, 123; (Burleigh),
242; (Raleigh), 257; (Osborne), 294.
Surrey, Earl of. Translation from Martial,
143.

Suspicion. See Trust.

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