these few cautions, [4036]"know thyself. [4037]Be contented with thy lot. [4038]Trust not wealth, beauty, nor parasites, they will bring thee to destruction. [4039]Have peace with all men, war with vice. [4040]Be not idle. [4041]Look before you leap. [4042]Beware of ’had I wist.’ [4043]Honour thy parents, speak well of friends.  Be temperate in four things, lingua, locis, oculis, et poculis.  Watch thine eye.[4044] Moderate thine expenses.  Hear much, speak little, [4045]_sustine et abstine_.  If thou seest ought amiss in another, mend it in thyself.  Keep thine own counsel, reveal not thy secrets, be silent in thine intentions. [4046]Give not ear to tale-tellers, babblers, be not scurrilous in conversation:  [4047]jest without bitterness:  give no man cause of offence:  set thine house in order:  [4048]take heed of suretyship. [4049]_Fide et diffide_, as a fox on the ice, take heed whom you trust. [4050]Live not beyond thy means. [4051]Give cheerfully.  Pay thy dues willingly.  Be not a slave to thy money; [4052]omit not occasion, embrace opportunity, lose no time.  Be humble to thy superiors, respective to thine equals, affable to all, [4053]but not familiar.  Flatter no man. [4054]Lie not, dissemble not.  Keep thy word and promise, be constant in a good resolution.  Speak truth.  Be not opiniative, maintain no factions.  Lay no wagers, make no comparisons. [4055]Find no faults, meddle not with other men’s matters.  Admire not thyself. [4056]Be not proud or popular.  Insult not. Fortunam reverentur habe. [4057]Fear not that which cannot be avoided. [4058] Grieve not for that which cannot be recalled. [4059]Undervalue not thyself. [4060]Accuse no man, commend no man rashly.  Go not to law without great cause.  Strive not with a greater man.  Cast not off an old friend, take heed of a reconciled enemy. [4061]If thou come as a guest stay not too long.  Be not unthankful.  Be meek, merciful, and patient.  Do good to all.  Be not fond of fair words. [4062]Be not a neuter in a faction; moderate thy passions. [4063]Think no place without a witness. [4064] Admonish thy friend in secret, commend him in public.  Keep good company. [4065]Love others to be beloved thyself. Ama tanquam osurus. Amicus tardo fias.  Provide for a tempest. Noli irritare crabrones.  Do not prostitute thy soul for gain.  Make not a fool of thyself to make others merry.  Marry not an old crony or a fool for money.  Be not over solicitous or curious.  Seek that which may be found.  Seem not greater than thou art.  Take thy pleasure soberly. Ocymum ne terito. [4066]Live merrily as thou canst. [4067]Take heed by other men’s examples.  Go as thou wouldst be met, sit as thou wouldst be found, [4068]yield to the time, follow the stream.  Wilt thou live free from fears and cares? [4069]Live innocently, keep thyself upright, thou needest no other keeper,” &c.  Look for more in Isocrates, Seneca, Plutarch, Epictetus, &c., and for defect, consult with cheese-trenchers and painted cloths.