T A B L E

How pleasing the sight of a friend is, how necessary, and how voluntary is love. 214
That man is a wolf toward other men, and not a man. 215 A reference to the proverb homo homini lupus, suggesting that without virtue, humans act with predatory cruelty toward one another.
That God never gave all things to anyone. 215
The way to learn and to speak. 216
That seeking to avenge oneself is nothing other than receiving a new injury. 217
That he who begins to do many things errs much. 217
That he who is always satisfied by artifice never satisfies art. 217 The author distinguishes between "artifice" (superficial trickery or cleverness) and "art" (true mastery or creative truth).
That love is the sole guardian of life, but if you wish to be loved, love. 218
That the loss of money seems a serious thing, but the loss of men is most serious. 218
That little should be believed of him who believes too much. 219
On duties. 219 original: "ufficii", referring to social, moral, or official obligations.
That he does not fall low because of this, who, being placed in high stature, regards lowly things subtly and mercifully. 221
That after the ease of vice follows the difficulty of life, and after the difficulty of virtue follows the ease of life. 222
Just as beauty by its nature creates love, so love through opinion recreates beauty. 223
That pious things belong to pious men. 224 The term "pietosi" implies a blend of religious devotion, compassion, and duty.
That if we clearly saw how ugly and infirm a wicked and depraved soul is, we would not sin. 225
That nothing is uglier than him in whom everything except the soul is beautiful. 225

That good fortune is bad for the wicked, and for the good, bad fortune is good. 226
That the soul is not filled by mortal things, because it seeks the eternal. 228
That those things which are truly good are better the greater they are. 229
That many things cannot join together in that thing which is in itself mutable. 230
That Cupid persuades more through silence than Mercury through oratory, and Phoebus through song. 231 Cupid represents love, Mercury represents eloquence/speech, and Phoebus (Apollo) represents music and poetry.

Book IV.

That he who could see by how many evils we are afflicted both within and without would not envy anyone. 232
That when reason and counsel have been satisfied, one should consider oneself to have satisfied everyone. 233
That he acts in vain who does not act for himself. 234
That the medicine for worldly evils is the worship of the heavenly God. 234
That we should consider not what another gives, but with what spirit. 235
That just as it is an ugly thing to love money, so it is an honorable thing to love men, and even more necessary and good to love God. 236
That all things received are of the same nature as he who receives them. 236 This follows the philosophical principle that the quality of an experience or gift depends on the capacity and character of the recipient.
That all things in the world are composed with discord, and that all things are set against their opposites. 237
To change one's fate for the better, one must improve the form of the soul. 238
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