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<p>cause to be angry with those who have accused or condemned<lb/> | |||
me; I am only concerned that I die through their ill will"<lb/> | |||
and in that manner, he went on; but no where better than<lb/> | |||
at the End of his speech "but it is time says he for me to<lb/> | |||
"go and die; for you to live on: which of the two is best; God<lb/> | |||
"in heaven knows: but in my Opinion no mortal can tell."<lb/> | |||
I am sure I had rather be in his case, than in any other<lb/> | |||
<sic>mans</sic> amongst them all. what he declares no one can tell<lb/> | |||
but the Gods, he himself knew for the told it before; but<lb/> | |||
he holds his own Opinion the least of all. but let us keep this<lb/> | |||
precept, never to think any thing an Evil, that Nature has<lb/> | |||
given to us all; and let us understand, that Death, if it is<lb/> | |||
an Evil is an everlasting one; for death seems the end<lb/> | |||
of a miserable life; of death, if it is an Evil, there can<lb/> | |||
be no end. but why do I mention Socrates and Theramenes,<lb/> | |||
as men excellent in virtue and Wisdom? when a ——<lb/> | |||
Lacedaemonian, whose name is not known, despised —<lb/> | |||
death, to that degree, that, when he had been condemned<lb/> | |||
by the Ephori and they were leading him to death, with<lb/> | |||
a <sic>chearful</sic> countenance; and one of his Enemies had said<lb/> | |||
to him; what? dost thou despise the Laws of Lycurgus?<lb/> | |||
he answered, I indeed am much obliged to him who<lb/> | |||
hath fined me with a penalty that I am able to<lb/> | |||
discharge without borrowing or taking up Money<lb/> | |||
at high Interest A Man worth of Sparta! —</p> | |||
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cause to be angry with those who have accused or condemned
me; I am only concerned that I die through their ill will"
and in that manner, he went on; but no where better than
at the End of his speech "but it is time says he for me to
"go and die; for you to live on: which of the two is best; God
"in heaven knows: but in my Opinion no mortal can tell."
I am sure I had rather be in his case, than in any other
mans amongst them all. what he declares no one can tell
but the Gods, he himself knew for the told it before; but
he holds his own Opinion the least of all. but let us keep this
precept, never to think any thing an Evil, that Nature has
given to us all; and let us understand, that Death, if it is
an Evil is an everlasting one; for death seems the end
of a miserable life; of death, if it is an Evil, there can
be no end. but why do I mention Socrates and Theramenes,
as men excellent in virtue and Wisdom? when a ——
Lacedaemonian, whose name is not known, despised —
death, to that degree, that, when he had been condemned
by the Ephori and they were leading him to death, with
a chearful countenance; and one of his Enemies had said
to him; what? dost thou despise the Laws of Lycurgus?
he answered, I indeed am much obliged to him who
hath fined me with a penalty that I am able to
discharge without borrowing or taking up Money
at high Interest A Man worth of Sparta! —
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Jeremy Bentham |
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