By Mr. Patrick, of the Charterhouse.
True happiness is not to be bought and sold; wealth will not procure
it, 294. The love of money does not cease on the acquisition of
money, 295. A man who has much is intent on getting more, 296. He
does not need more, but to be relieved of some part of what he has,
296. To possess money, and not to use it, is a distemper of the
mind, 297. The love of wealth is never satisfied, 298. It makes of a
man a miserable slave, 299. Such men are always in want, 297, _et
seq._ They excite aversion in the beholders, 299. They lay up
wealth for their children, 300; who impatiently expect their decease,
301. What is the use of riches? 302. Riches need not be coveted,
since our real wants are easily supplied, 303. If there were nobody
to see a display of riches besides their possessor, their chief value
would cease, 304. When nobody looks on, riches signify nothing, 305.
HOW A MAN MAY INOFFENSIVELY PRAISE HIMSELF WITHOUT BEING LIABLE TO
ENVY.
By Mr. Lancaster, Fellow of Baliol College in Oxford.
An arrogant boaster is universally condemned, 306. Yet there are
times when a man may fitly praise himself, 307. A man may vindicate
his worthy acts when maligned by others, 309. Instances of this
in Pericles, Pelopidas, Epaminondas, 309. A man grappling with
ill-fortune may vindicate himself, 310. A man may do it, if treated
ungratefully, 311. Or if unjustly accused of evil acts, 312. A man
may indirectly praise himself by praising others who are of similar
character, 313. Envy may be forestalled by giving the credit of our
good actions to Fortune or to God, 314; and by admissions of partial
wrong in our character or conduct, 316, 317. We may praise ourselves
when it seems to be for the advantage of others, 318; and when by so
doing we may silence an insolent and blustering man, 319. When evil
conduct is praised, and we may attract the attention of the company
to a worthier example, 320. In general we should avoid talking about
ourselves, 321. This habit engenders boasting and vain-glory, 322. It
leads to the disparagement of others, 323. We should hear our praises
uttered with modesty and caution, 324; otherwise we incur disgrace,
325.