Book, Chapter

 1    I, 18| immortal, I for my part should prefer to die, rather than to be
 2   II, 1 |      such blindness, that they prefer the dead to the true and
 3   II, 2 |       the likeness, and should prefer the enjoyment of it, rather
 4   II, 7 |     what will you do? Will you prefer to follow antiquity or reason?
 5   II, 7 |      religious systems. If you prefer reason, you must abandon
 6  III, 1 |        of empty eloquence, may prefer to give credence to human
 7  III, 17|     have already stated that I prefer to put off the discussion
 8   IV, 23|      the philosophers. For men prefer examples rather than words,
 9   IV, 24|      this extend so far that I prefer man to God; but to show
10    V, 8 |     little, so that they might prefer solid and eternal things
11    V, 11|        is no one who would not prefer to die than to be changed
12    V, 12|       not envy your wisdom. We prefer this folly of ours--we embrace
13    V, 12|      which of the two he would prefer to be?" Assuredly he put
14    V, 12|      which of the two he would prefer to be, he indeed, as the
15    V, 12|        that the wise man would prefer to be bad if he had a good
16    V, 12|        from us, that we should prefer that which is false to the
17    V, 13|      punishments, nevertheless prefer to be tortured and to be
18    V, 16|      liable to decay, men both prefer themselves to others, and
19    V, 17|   evidently appears foolish to prefer to buy it at a great price."
20   VI, 3 |      by that evil guide, shall prefer vices to virtues, falsehood
21   VI, 5 |       in a few verses, which I prefer to introduce, lest, while
22   VI, 8 |     this account, because they prefer to seek it on the earth,
23   VI, 12|    provided for. And I greatly prefer this practice of liberality
24   VI, 17|    betray our faith, we should prefer to undergo death, and should
25   VI, 18|        witness of all. Let him prefer Him to man; let him rather
26   VI, 18|      to obey God; and he would prefer to be despised, provided
27   VI, 21|   things eternal; he who shall prefer earthly things will not
28  VII, 1 |      simple style--undoubtedly prefer that by which they are compelled
29  VII, 5 |  consolation. And he who shall prefer to live well for a time,
30  VII, 9 | without sense if we should not prefer to live in lowliness, in