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?.
inquire whence comes this defect?
(Zschokke), 433. See, also, Self-know-
ledge.
Self-improvement: Blow off the impurities

Then

Know thyself (Chilo), 76: Examine thy-
self by thyself (Dhammapada), 84; With
reverence at thy own tribunal stand.

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.
containment.
not on another.
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

Self-confidence. -
Self-
Independence: Depend
Never despise

...

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.

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. . . . 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.

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-
vail upon thee... to do thy soul's

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. . . . He
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.

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," 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. 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.

Swetchine, Madame. Selections from
"Airelles" and "Thoughts," 437.
Swift, Jonathan. On good manners, 348.
Sympathy: If thou hast any sorrow, tell it
to thy confessor, or to some discreet
man (St. Louis), 175; He shall be sure
of shame that feeleth no grief in other
men's shames (Wyatt), 233.
System. See Order.

Table manners, Mediæval, 180.
Talebearing. See Gossip.
Talkativeness. See Speech.

Taste Be common in nothing, above all
not in taste (Gracian), 285; A man that
has a taste of music, painting, and archi-
tecture is like one that has another sense
(Addison), 355. See, also, Refinement.
Teachableness: Train thy son to be a
teachable man (Ptah-hotep) 39 The fool-
ish despise instruction (Proverbs), 48;
From the experience of others learn wis-
dom (Chesterfield), 363. See, also, Edu-

cation.

Teachers, Conduct towards. See Elders.
Teaching. See Education.

-

Temper, Ill: See Anger, Good nature.
Temperance (in eating and drinking). -
Intemperance. Drunkenness. -Glut-
tony: Wine is a mocker. ... Be not
among winebibbers. ... Look not upon
the wine (Proverbs), 55, 56; Drink thy
wine with a merry heart (Ecclesiastes),
61; Honor thy food; . . . avoid excess
(Manu), 67; One should not become a
drinker of intoxicating liquors.
Abstinence from strong drink, the great-
est blessing (Buddha), 78, 80; The
strength of the soul is temperance (Py-
thagoras), 93; Injunctions for keeping
the mean between excess and defect (Ar-
istotle), 108; Take not pleasure in much
good cheer (Ecclesiasticus), 121; Eat
and drink to quench the desires of na-
ture (Seneca), 142; If thou findest any-
thing better than temperance, &c., turn
to it (Marcus Aurelius), 158, 159; Eat that
ye may live. . . . Be careful in taking
wine (Maimonides), 169; The flesh is
tempted by delicious meats and drinks
(La Tour), 190; Take meat and drink in
measure (Wyclif), 195; Consider to thy-
self what nature requireth.
Eat
without surfeit. Drink without drunken-
ness (Rhodes), 205; Banish swinish
drunkards out of thine house (Burleigh),

240; Use moderate diet... Seldom
drink wine (Sidney), 246; There never
was any man came to honor that loved
wine (Raleigh), 257; Without know-
ledge there can be no temperance (Essex-
Bacon), 275; Drunkenness makes way
for all vices (Quarles), 292; Be sober
and temperate, that you may truly
serve God, which you cannot well do
without health (Browne), 299, 300; It is
a piece of arrogance to dare to be drunk
(Halifax), 316; Resolved to maintain the
strictest temperance (Edwards), 368, 370;
Eat not to dullness; drink not to eleva-
tion (Franklin), 377, 379, 380, 381; Avoid
taverns, drinkers, smokers etc. . . . We
never repent of having eaten too little
(Jefferson), 409, 411; Temperance is the
third cardinal virtue (Lacordaire), 452.
See, also, Bodily Care.

Temperance (in the larger sense). Sec
Moderation.

Temptation: If sinners entice thee con-
sent not (Proverbs), 48; Be well occu-
pied, and no time idle, for the danger of
temptation (Wyclif), 195; More pure,
as tempted more (Wordsworth), 429;
Never place thyself in the way of temp-
tation in order to test thy strength
(Zschokke), 434; Tempt no man, lest
thou fall for it (Penn), 329.

Ten commandments. See Religious in-

junctions.

Thales, saying of, 76.

Thankfulness. See Gratitude.
Theatre. See Stage.

Theft Thou shalt not steal (Decalogue),
42; Ye shall not steal (Leviticus), 44;
If sinners entice thee consent not (Pro-
verbs), 48; One should not take that
which is not given (Buddha), 78; Com-
bine to put an end to thefts (Confucius),
101; Whether it be gold or little things
that one steals, the punishment is the
same (Ahikar), 104. See, also, Honesty.
Thomas à Kempis. Selections from "The
Little Garden of Roses," 202.

Thoreau, Henry David: On the making
of life deliberate and simple, 30, 462.
Thoughtlessness. See Earnestness, Pru-
dence.

Thoughts: Keep thought away from evil.
... Let no man think lightly of evil
(Dhammapada), 82, 83; The soul is
dyed by the thoughts (Marcus Aurelius),
160; The hours of a wise man are length-

ened by his ideas (Addison), 355; All
that is wise has been thought already;
we must try, however, to think it again
(Goethe), 413.

'hrift. Economy: He that gathereth in
summer is a wise son. . . . He that loveth
pleasure shall be a poor man (Proverbs),
51, 55; If with a little thou a little blend
continual, mighty shall the heap ascend
(Hesiod), 75; Prize economy (Confucius),
101; Better garner with poverty than
squander with riches (Ahikar), 104; He
that spendeth much and getteth nought,
may be sorry, &c. (Rhodes), 208; Buy
when the markets and seasons serve
fittest (Burleigh), 241. See, also, Indus-
try, Expenditure.

Time: Undertake nothing which of neces-
sity takes up a great quantity of time
(Bacon), 269; Misspending time is a
kind of self-homicide (Halifax), 316;
Divide your day. . . . Save a treasure of
time to yourself (Penn), 333; The cause
of all evils amongst men is the improper
use of time (Massillon), 345; Employ
the present without regretting the loss
of the past, or too much depending on
the time to come (Chesterfield), 362;
Resolved never to lose one moment (Ed-
wards), 366; Lose no time (Franklin),
378; Never put off till to-morrow what
you can do to-day (Jefferson), 411; It is
for the past and the future we must
work. . . . Use well the moment, &c.
(Goethe), 416, 417; Ordinary people
think how they shall spend their time;
a man of intellect tries to use it (Scho-
penhauer), 441; Time is but the stream
I go a-fishing in (Thoreau), 464. See,
also, Life, Pleasure, Punctuality, Indus-
try.

Tobacco: Have the courage to throw your

snuff-box into the fire (Stanislaus), 359.
Tolerance: I let every one enjoy his
opinion (Erasmus), 212; When I hear
another express an opinion which is not
mine, I say to myself, he has a right,
&c. (Jefferson), 408; Let us have heart
and head hospitality (Joubert), 419.
Tongue, The. See Speech.
Tranquillity. See Equanimity, Self-con-
trol.

Travel: I can see more in histories than

if I had rambled for twenty years (Eras-
mus), 215; Suffer not thy sons to pass
the Alps (Burleigh), 241; Let not your

ones....

minds be carried away with vain delights,
as with traveling into strange countries
(Lyly), 260; Study what use to make of
travel (Essex-Bacon), 270, 273.
Treachery. See Fidelity.
Triumph. See Contention.
Triviality: Those who bestow too much on
trifling things become incapable of great
Little minds are too much
hurt by little things (La Rochefoucauld),
310, 311; A man shows his character in
the way in which he deals with trifles
(Schopenhauer), 444; Our life is frit-
tered away by detail (Thoreau), 463.
Trust. Faith. - Distrust. -Credulity.-
Suspicion Not e'en thy brother on his
word believe. . . . Mistrust destroys us,
and credulity (Hesiod), 75; Open not
thy heart to every man (Ecclesiasticus),
119; Never put your trust in a stranger
(Medieval precept), 178; Be not light of
credence, nor suspicious (Rhodes), 207;
Trust not any man with thy life, credit,
or estate (Burleigh), 243; Mistrust no
man without cause, neither be credulous
without proof (Lyly), 262; Do not be-
lieve and do not love lightly (Gracian),
286; Make writing the witness of your
contracts (Osborne), 294; It is more dis-
graceful to distrust friends than to be
deceived (La Rochefoucauld), 311; Only
trust thyself. . . . Be not too credulous
(Penn), 327, 331, 335; Trust no man
until thou hast tried him; yet mistrust
not without reason (Chesterfield), 363;
Mankind are unco weak, an' little to be
trusted (Burns), 421. See, also, Anx-
iety.

Truth. Truthfulness. See Falsehood.