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 of our woes, errors, &amp;c. We even lose our life with joy, provided people talk of it.

Vanity: play, hunting, visiting, false shame, a lasting name.

[I have no friends] to your advantage].

A true friend is so great an advantage, even for the greatest lords, in order that he may speak well of them, and back them in their absence, that they should do all to have one. But they should choose well; for, if they spend all their efforts in the interests of fools, it will be of no use, however well these may speak of them; and these will not even speak well of them if they find themselves on the weakest side, for they have no influence; and thus they will speak ill of them in company.

Ferox gens, nullam esse vitam sine armis rati. &mdash;They prefer death to peace; others prefer death to war.

Every opinion may be held preferable to life, the love of which is so strong and so natural.

Contradiction: contempt for our existence, to die for nothing, hatred of our existence.

Pursuits.&mdash;The charm of fame is so great, that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.

Noble deeds are most estimable when hidden. When I see some of these in history (as p. ), they please me greatly. But after all they have not been quite hidden, since