Note 68 — CONCLUSION. THE PROBLEM OF INDIVIDUAL LIFE.
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Let us not delude our children. If for no other reason than for that which Plato gives, that when they come to discard that which we told them as pious fable they will also discard that which we told them as truth. The virtues which relate to self do generally bring their reward. Either a merchant or a thief will be more successful if he be sober, prudent, and faithful to his promises; but as to the virtues which do not relate to self—
“It seems a story from the world of spirits, When any one obtains that which he merits, Or any merits that which he obtains.”