...remarks on the genius and mode of life of each of these — the Bond and the Free. PROP. LXVII. The free man thinks of nothing less than of death ; and his wisdom is meditation of life, not of death. Demonst. The free man, ie the nuin who lives by the dictates of reason,...

...act, to live, and maintain his own being on the footing of seeking his true interest. And therefore he thinks of nothing less than of death, and his wisdom is a meditation of life ; which was to be proved.' (Pr. 67.) Again, ' If men were born free, they would, so long as...

...here a few words concerning the character of the free man and his manner of life. PROP. LXVII. — A free man thinks of nothing less than of death, and his wisdom is not a meditation upon death but upon life. Demonst. — A free man, that is to say, a man who lives...

...here a few words concerning the character of the free man and his manner of life. PROP. LXVII. — A free man thinks of nothing less than of death, and his ivisdom is not a meditation upon death but upon life. Demonst. — A free man, that is to say, a man...

...presents itself as something incredible and unexpected. No doubt Spinoza was right when he said, " A free man thinks of nothing less than of death, and his wisdom is not a meditation upon death but upon life." But Whitman has demonstrated the power of a free man to...

...lesser evil in the present in preference to a greater evil in the future . . . . .231 Prop. LXVI1. A free man thinks of nothing less than of death; and...his wisdom is a meditation not of death, but of life 232 Prop. LXIX. The virtue of a free man is seen to be as great, when it declines dangers, as when...

...dies like a beast who has done no good while he lived. 35. The free man thinks of nothing so little as of death, and his wisdom is a meditation, not of death, but of life. 36. Let us respect gray hairs, especially our own. 37. Old men's eyes are like old men's memories;...

...helped in facing the fact ' by the words of Spinoza : " The free man thinks of nothing so little as of death, and his wisdom is a meditation not of death but of life." ' ' Our interest,' Clifford adds, ' lies with so much of the past as may serve to guide our actions...

..." (Shakespeare). Virtue diminishes the fear of death. " The free man thinks of nothing so little as of death, and his wisdom is a meditation not of death but of life " (Spinoza). The last •words of Dr. Hunter were : — " If I had strength to hold a pen, I would...

...exactly what the Gospel says to <, the Law. Fear is not the motive of a free man to do what is good. " A free man thinks of nothing less than of death, and his wisdom is not a meditation upon death, but upon life."2 This is the celebrated sixty-seventh proposition of the...