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1 I, 5 | place. Homer was able to give us no information relating
2 I, 8 | conceive it in his mind, or give utterance to it in words,
3 I, 9 | authorities. Let us, then, give credence to those who did
4 I, 10| Indian victory, he wished to give proof of his manliness,
5 I, 11| on the part of those who give the name of Jupiter to the
6 I, 11| but to preserve him, to give him life and safety, which
7 I, 11| should meet together and give birth to a son, or that
8 I, 14| Ops, advise Saturn not to give up the kingdom to his brother.
9 I, 14| secretly hide Jupiter, and give him to Vesta to be brought
10 I, 15| means of poems composed to give pleasure, raised them to
11 I, 15| that any one is able to give to another that which he
12 I, 18| show of empty glory, they give to their crimes the name
13 I, 20| augury whether they would give way to Jupiter; and when
14 I, 20| to whom a stone did not give way, with this confidence,
15 I, 21| the poets, and wished to give an ingenious explanation
16 II, 1 | after death, they altogether give themselves to the indulgence
17 II, 1 | necessity itself, they do not give thanks even in word. Thus
18 II, 2 | none? But he was unable to give to these even those powers
19 II, 4 | immortal gods themselves give to the sacrilegious? But
20 II, 5 | darkness, Heordered them to give a bright light to the frosty
21 II, 9 | have, without any one to give it? what nature, without
22 II, 9 | For the earth does not give birth to these of itself,
23 II, 11| that the account which they give respecting the work of Prometheus
24 II, 13| of all, he endeavoured to give reasons why the ancients
25 II, 17| sacrifices; and they often give prodigies, that men, astonished
26 II, 18| the dead, who can neither give life nor light to any one,
27 III, 1 | eloquence, may prefer to give credence to human rather
28 III, 1 | no reason why we should give so much honour to philosophers
29 III, 4 | manner, whatever we shall give to one we shall take away
30 III, 7 | and philosophy itself must give instructions as it were
31 III, 7 | or what assistance they give us for the better guidance
32 III, 8 | what other answer will they give, but that the chief good
33 III, 8 | the physician is able to give? We must therefore feel
34 III, 9 | why, therefore, do you not give thanks to Him who is the
35 III, 10| mates and young. Do they not give a greeting which bears some
36 III, 15| great part of those who give most elaborate precepts
37 III, 16| THAT THE PHILOSOPHERS WHO GIVE GOOD INSTRUCTIONS LIVE BADLY,
38 III, 16| TO WISDOM.~But when they give themselves up to perpetual
39 III, 16| men good rather than to give precepts about duty to those
40 III, 16| would obey, when they who give the precepts themselves
41 III, 16| Moreover, it is a good thing to give right and honourable precepts;
42 III, 17| and selfish is ordered to give nothing to any one, for
43 III, 21| philosophers. But if you were to give the sovereignty to this
44 III, 26| is shown by daily proofs. Give me a man who is passionate,
45 III, 26| him as gentle as a sheep."~Give me one who is grasping,
46 III, 26| his money with full hands. Give me a man who is afraid of
47 III, 26| and the bull of Phalaris. Give me one who is lustful, an
48 III, 26| chaste, and temperate. Give me one who is cruel and
49 III, 26| changed into true clemency. Give me a man who is unjust,
50 III, 28| from others? Or why do you give precepts of wisdom at all,
51 IV, 1 | that they were unable to give any account, they were accustomed
52 IV, 3 | system of the gods able to give an account of itself, since
53 IV, 3 | slave do if many lords shall give commands at variance with
54 IV, 11| speaks: "Hear, O heaven; and give ear, O earth: for the Lord
55 IV, 11| them for ever, but might give them a free opportunity
56 IV, 12| Therefore God Himself shall give you a sign: Behold, a virgin
57 IV, 12| bars of iron; and I will give Thee the hidden and invisible
58 IV, 13| or through Him He might give a new law to new worshippers;
59 IV, 14| judge my house, and I will give Thee those that may walk
60 IV, 16| dishonoured, without form, He will give hope to those who are objects
61 IV, 16| of life, who had come to give them life.~
62 IV, 17| announced that He would give a new law, in these terms: "
63 IV, 18| He shallthen absolutely give His holy back to stripes."~
64 IV, 18| away to death. And I will give Him the wicked for His burial,
65 IV, 19| the residue of them will I give to the sword in the sight
66 IV, 23| speak well! But they who give precepts, without carrying
67 IV, 26| being destitute of virtue, give up their life to deadly
68 IV, 27| diviner, when consulted, give answers."~And this has often
69 V, 3 | destroy the truth, he dared to give to his books which were
70 V, 3 | is the same blindness, to give the name of falsehood to
71 V, 5 | for they are accustomed to give precepts by circumlocutions),
72 V, 5 | faithful towards God, and give to judges the power of using
73 V, 11| they with obstinate folly give orders that diligent care
74 V, 12| would you do to those who give the name of justice to the
75 V, 17| offers it for sale, will he give out that the slave is a
76 V, 17| the purchaser? If he shall give it out, he is good indeed,
77 V, 17| small price; or will he give information of it, so that
78 V, 20| is the same impudence to give to the good the name of
79 V, 20| let them speak, let them give utterance; let them venture,
80 V, 22| power and sway? We must also give a reason for this, that
81 V, 23| pressed, then we especially give thanks to our most indulgent
82 VI, 1 | slave of the body, they give the reins to their lusts,
83 VI, 1 | the people compelled to give way. Thus devoting themselves
84 VI, 2 | more profitable than to give precepts for living. But
85 VI, 2 | to do it, who are able to give true precepts, being taught
86 VI, 2 | which they are accustomed to give correctly, with a view to
87 VI, 4 | mark upon the annals, and give a name to the years. The
88 VI, 5 | riches.~It is virtue to give that which is really due
89 VI, 6 | of philosophers, who even give precepts for injustice,
90 VI, 10| very thing which you shall give to man is given to God,
91 VI, 11| the part of humanity to give succour, what reason is
92 VI, 11| be rejected; and we must give from our property to suitable
93 VI, 11| are able to restore and give back the favour. If Cicero
94 VI, 11| according to your advantage: give especially to him from whom
95 VI, 12| testified that he does not give precepts with reference
96 VI, 12| not so much of those who give precepts, as of those who
97 VI, 13| neither make use of them nor give thanks because they have
98 VI, 13| they have received, and give thanks, so God, in whose
99 VI, 15| himself, immediately vices give way, and the fruits of virtues
100 VI, 18| that you may kill them, give no trouble. And to return
101 VI, 20| but also demand it, and give cruel and inhuman votes
102 VI, 24| remember that we shall have to give an account;" and let us
103 VI, 24| mitigate anger. He will give true and lasting health.
104 VI, 25| nothing at all. But let us give Him thanks, and adore Him.
105 VI, 25| shall happen to him, let him give thanks; if any evil, let
106 VI, 25| evils let him nothing less give thanks, and make amends
107 VII, 5 | will play. If you shall give one colour only to the circus,
108 VII, 8 | But this argument would give eternal existence even to
109 VII, 13| name of Mercury, and may give no more authority to him
110 VII, 16| heats. Nor will the earth give its fruit to man: no field,
111 VII, 16| come; not even shall night give rest to their fear, nor
112 VII, 19| before He descends will give this sign: There shall suddenly
113 VII, 20| the supreme Father shall give the great power both of
114 VII, 23| innumerable resources, they will give thanks to God in His immediate
115 VII, 24| things:--~"And then shall God give great joy to men; for the
116 VII, 24| flocks of the earth shall give to men the true fruit of