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Πόλις και Πατρίς, ως μεν Αντωνίνω μοι η Ρώμη, ως δε Ανθρώπω,
ὁ κόσμος.
M. A. Antoninus.
Democritus.
Τι γαρ εστιν Ανθρωπος, μέρος πόλεως, της μεγάλης και της

Ψυχης αγάπης Πατρις ο Σύμπας Κόσμος.

μικράς.

Epictetus. Socrates did not style himself an Athenian or a Grecian, but a Cosmian, that is, a citizen of the world. Plutarch. Unus interitus est hominis et jumentorum, æqua utriusque conditio. Ecclesiastes.

Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto. Terence. Spiritus intus alit, et magno se corpore miscet. Virgil. Virtus est nihil aliud quam in se perfecta, et ad summum perduct a Natura. Cicero. De nihilo nil, in nihilum nil posse reverti. Persius. Non sibi, sed toto genitum se credere mundo. Lucan. The whole World is man's country, and humanity never wants materials.

Seneca.

The suppressor of a useful truth, is as guilty as the propagator of an injurious falsehood.

St. Augustine.

Nature is made better by no mean, But Nature makes that mean ;

Art does mend Nature, change it rather;
But the art itself is Nature.

Shakespeare.

Pope.

All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul. Art is only Nature acting with the tools that she has made. D'Holback. The greatest good, of the greatest number, for the greatest length of time. Bentham. My country is the World, my religion is to do good. Paine. Action and reaction are equal in the moral as in the natural world. Clarkson. Le triomphe de la lumière sera toujours favorable à la grandeur et à l'amélioration de l'espèce humaine.

Mme de Stael. Nulle erreur ne peut être utile, comme nulle vérité ne peut nuire. De Maistre.

Il n'y a dans la Nature ni nobles, ni parias; ni maîtres ni esclaves; ni Français, ni Allemands, ni Anglais : il y a des hommes! Notre âme embrasse le monde, et s'élance encore au-delà. L. Aime-Martin.

ADVERTISEMENT.

[Bible means book, Scripture means writing; Nature, the aggregate of things and their powers. This Bible of Nature concentrates the rays of the chief mental and moral lights of the world. Its various themes are not limited to times, persons, or places, but are of general utility and application; including nearly every important branch of morals, and of reform in the inequalties arising from birth, sex, wealth, faith, race, caste, and color. Little is introduced of technical science or literature; works on these subjects are already abundant, and they are merely subsidiary to the great cause of freedom and happiness.

Selections only, have been made from each author, and to avoid repetition the word "from" is omitted at the title of each piece. Those from living writers are rare and brief. In a few instances verbal alterations have been deemed necessary; the words in brackets [] throughout are additions. John Stewart's writings are extensively introduced, being less known and accessible than the others, and also more original and important. The order is mainly chronological. Reference may be made to Paley's Moral Philosophy, Torrey's Moral Instructor, Branagan's Beauties of Philanthropy, the Spirit of Humanity, and Liberty, for more ample views of these respective topics.

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SOLOMON ECCLESIASTIES.

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Generation passeth away, and generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north it whirleth about continually; and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full: unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done, is that which shall be done: and no new thing under the sun. No remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast: for all is vanity. All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave, whither thou goest.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

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JESUS CHRIST'S

GOSPEL.

Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right doeth; that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee openly. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judg ment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother; Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite! first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine; lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good

tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what this meaneth; I will have mercy, and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath-days.

Wo unto the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh!

Thou shalt do no murder; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness; Honor thy father and mother; and; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor; and thou shalt have

treasure in heaven.

But wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye neither go in, neither suffer them that are entering to go in. Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer; therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves. Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin; and have omitted the weighter matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith. These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Ye blind guides! which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel! Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

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