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6. Dishonour no woman, and steal no man’s heart. 
7. Procure no unjust advantage. 
8. Be honest and a man of ancient virtue and faith, then 
you will be loved of all. 
9. Plot not to overturn others, that thou fall not into 
a pit. 
10. Have nothing to do with intrigue. 
Aphorisms 
Revenge persecutes him; all things go against the 
guilty. No calamity by itself. 
Everything went badly with me, when I harboured 
revenge, but [I] changed, and left everything in God’s 
hands: since then all happily. 1734. See p. 124. 
Crimes punished by Nemesis 
Beware of great sins. 
Sin is not forgiven, unless restitution is made. 
1. Beware of manslaughter or murder. 
2. ,, ,, blood guiltiness. 
3. ,, ,, contempt of God. 
4. ,, ,, ingratitude to parents. 
5. ,, ,, ruining one’s welfare. 
6. ,, ,, injuring the defenceless. 
Many of my colleagues took holidays from lectures, 
came up for half-time, enjoyed themselves in society 
every day (Frondin), many had double salary. 
I gave myself no repose night or day, had no rest, 
lectured, wrote, examined. What had I more ? Name is 
wind, annihilated by others. Obs., what I did, others 
copied as their own. Titles are wind; Noble, Knight, 
Archiater. 
Miinnich in Russia, Premier Minister, had Birong 
taken to Siberia and lodged permanently in prison. The 
house in which B. was, M. had boarded up so that no 
sunlight should get in to lighten his solitude. After some 
years, Birong came out, and Miinnich was put in the same 
prison. Miinnich . . . caused the Russian captain Keller 
to murder Cinder [Sinclair] on his journey back from 
Turkey. 
