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Men are plants which wither before they ripen

422. — Low minds and reptiles bury themselves in the mire lest they be crushed.

423. — A satisfied caprice never procures so much pleasure as a good action.

424. — Almost every mind must hare some fantastical beîng as an object of worshlp ; for one it will be heauty, for another glory, for a thira fortune.

I 425. — Happiness and truth are phantoms which lose themselres in darkness. (49)

AKD TRAVELLEK'S MENTAL COMPANION. 23*

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