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oked into upon occasions, but have no connection, and are little entertaining. Less knowledge than judgment will always have the advantage over the injudicious knowing man. A wise man makes what he learns his own, t'other shows he's but a copy, or a collection at most. _ON THE GOVERNMENT OF THOUGHTS_ Man being made a reasonable, and so a thinking creature, there is nothing more worthy of his being than the right direction and employment of his thoughts; since upon this depends both his usefulness to the publick and his own present and future benefit in all respects. The consideration of this has often obliged me to lament the unhappiness of mankind, that through too great a mixture and confusion of thoughts have been hardly able to make a right or mature judgment of things. Clear, therefore, thy head, and rally, and manage thy thoughts rightly, and thou wilt save time, and see and do thy business well; for thy judgment will be distinct, thy mind free, and the faculties strong and regular. Always remember to bound thy thoughts to the present occasion. Make not more business necessary than is so; and rather lessen than augment work for thyself. Upon the whole matter employ thy thoughts as thy business requires, and let that have place according to merit and urgency, giving everything a review and due digestion, and thou wilt prevent many errors and vexations, as well as save much time to thyself in the course of thy life. _FRIENDSHIP_ Friendship is an union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue. There can be no friendship where there is no freedom. Friendship loves a free air, and will not be penned up in strait and narrow enclosures. It will speak freely, and act so too; and take nothing ill where no ill is meant; nay, where it is 'twill easily forgive, and forget, too, upon small acknowledgements. Friends are true twins in soul; they sympathise in everything, and have the same love and aversion. One is not happy without the other, nor can either be miserable alone. As if they could change bodies, they take their turns in pain as well as in pleasure; relieving one another in their most adverse conditions. What one enjoys the other cannot want. Like the primitive Christians, they have all things in common, and no property but in one another. They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies. Nor can spirits
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