Book, Chapter

 1  III, 12|    on earth, inasmuch as it despises all things which are frail
 2  III, 12|     higher things, since it despises things that are humble?
 3  III, 12| their notice. For if virtue despises opulence and riches because
 4  III, 12|   continuance, it therefore despises a life which is frail and
 5    V, 1 |    of dignity. Therefore it despises these subjects as low; it
 6    V, 14| same persons regard him who despises death as a madman, which
 7    V, 18| pursuit of gain, because he despises these earthly advantages:
 8    V, 23|   To this is added, that he despises frail and vicious pleasures,
 9  VII, 9 |  honourably, inasmuch as it despises vicious and shameful pleasures,
10  VII, 9 |   those things are which it despises. But when death has been