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Chapters

1. 1.Counsels and Maximsoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
2. 2.Introductionoriginal only · 2 minTranslate
3. 3.Section 1original only · 15 minTranslate
4. 4.Section 2. To estimate a man's condition in regard to happiness, it isoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
5. 5.Section 3. Care should be taken not to build the happiness of lifeoriginal only · 4 minTranslate
6. 6.Section 4original only · 3 minTranslate
7. 7.Section 5. Another important element in the wise conduct of life is tooriginal only · 5 minTranslate
8. 8.Section 6. Limitations always make for happiness. We are happy inoriginal only · 2 minTranslate
9. 9.Section 7. Whether we are in a pleasant or a painful state depends,original only · 1 minTranslate
10. 10.Section 8. To live a life that shall be entirely prudent and discreet,original only · 2 minTranslate
11. 11.Section 9. To be self-sufficient, to be all in all to oneself, tooriginal only · 28 minTranslate
12. 12.Section 10. Envy is natural to man; and still, it is at once a viceoriginal only · 3 minTranslate
13. 13.Section 11. Give mature and repeated consideration to any plan beforeoriginal only · 2 minTranslate
14. 14.Section 12original only · 2 minTranslate
15. 15.Section 13. In all matters affecting our weal or woe, we should beoriginal only · 6 minTranslate
16. 16.Section 14. The sight of things which do not belong to us is very aptoriginal only · 2 minTranslate
17. 17.Section 15. The things which engage our attention—whether they areoriginal only · 2 minTranslate
18. 18.Section 16. We must set limits to our wishes, curb our desires,original only · 1 minTranslate
19. 19.Section 17. Life consists in movement, says Aristotle; and he isoriginal only · 4 minTranslate
20. 20.Section 18. A man should avoid being led on by the phantoms of hisoriginal only · 2 minTranslate
21. 21.Section 19. The preceding rule may be taken as a special case of theoriginal only · 3 minTranslate
22. 22.Section 20. In the first part of this work I have insisted upon theoriginal only · 6 minTranslate
23. 23.Chapter III. — Our Relation to Othersoriginal only · 2 minTranslate
24. 24.Section 22. It is astonishing how easily and how quickly similarity,original only · 5 minTranslate
25. 25.Section 23. No man can see over his own height. Let me explain whatoriginal only · 2 minTranslate
26. 26.Section 24. I feel respect for the man—and he is one in aoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
27. 27.Section 25. La Rochefoucauld makes the striking remark that it isoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
28. 28.Section 26. Most men are so thoroughly subjective that nothing reallyoriginal only · 3 minTranslate
29. 29.Section 27. When any wrong statement is made, whether in public ororiginal only · 1 minTranslate
30. 30.Section 28. Men are like children, in that, if you spoil them, theyoriginal only · 2 minTranslate
31. 31.Section 29. It is often the case that people of noble character andoriginal only · 10 minTranslate
32. 32.Section 30. No man is so formed that he can be left entirely tooriginal only · 4 minTranslate
33. 33.Section 31. A man bears the weight of his own body without knowing it,original only · 2 minTranslate
34. 34.Section 32. When he is young, a man of noble character fancies thatoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
35. 35.Section 33. As paper-money circulates in the world instead of realoriginal only · 3 minTranslate
36. 36.Section 34. A man must be still a greenhorn in the ways of theoriginal only · 6 minTranslate
37. 37.Section 35. Our trust in other people often consists in great measureoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
38. 38.Section 36. Politeness,—which the Chinese hold to be a cardinaloriginal only · 3 minTranslate
39. 39.Section 37. You ought never to take any man as a model for what youoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
40. 40.Section 38. Never combat any man's opinion; for though you reached theoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
41. 41.Section 39. If you want your judgment to be accepted, express itoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
42. 42.Section 40. Even when you are fully justified in praising yourself,original only · 1 minTranslate
43. 43.Section 41. If you have reason to suspect that a person is telling youoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
44. 44.Section 42. You should regard all your private affairs as secrets,original only · 3 minTranslate
45. 45.Section 43. Money is never spent to so much advantage as when you haveoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
46. 46.Section 44. If possible, no animosity should be felt for anyone. Butoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
47. 47.Section 45. To speak angrily to a person, to show your hatred byoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
48. 48.Section 46. To speak without emphasizing your words—parler sansoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
49. 49.Chapter IV. — Worldly Fortuneoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
50. 50.Section 48. An ancient writer says, very truly, that there are threeoriginal only · 7 minTranslate
51. 51.Section 49. That Time works great changes, and that all things areoriginal only · 5 minTranslate
52. 52.Section 50. In the daily affairs of life, you will have very manyoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
53. 53.Section 51. Whatever fate befalls you, do not give way to greatoriginal only · 5 minTranslate
54. 54.Section 52. What people commonly call Fate is, as a general rule,original only · 1 minTranslate
55. 55.Section 53. Courage comes next to prudence as a quality of mind veryoriginal only · 3 minTranslate
56. 56.Chapter V. — The Ages of Lifeoriginal only · 54 minTranslate