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people, than from their own enemy. By what other animals is the 

 corpse of a lion devoured, except by worms in his own body ? 



140. "When a Master (Euler) does evil to himself, who can de- 

 fend him against it ? When an object is offuscated by the light 

 itself, there is no means of seeing it. 



141. Some malicious men, though they derive no benefit thereof, 

 like to do evil to others. Though a venomous serpent feeds on air, 

 yet, when he sees others would he not kill them ? 



142. Though our lust fancies to be happiness, yet practice of it 

 is the cause of sorrow. He that places happiness in wine-drink- 

 ing, imagines that it is a mad man only that is happy. 



143. Men wish to live long, and, when grown old, they are afraid 

 of old age. To be afraid of old age, and to wish to live long, is the 

 wrong principle (theory) of a foolish man. 



