Epicurus's morals collected partly out of his owne Greek text, in Diogenes Laertius, and partly out of the rhapsodies of Marcus Antoninus, Plutarch, Cicero, & Seneca ; and faithfully Englished.

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Title: Epicurus's morals collected partly out of his owne Greek text, in Diogenes Laertius, and partly out of the rhapsodies of Marcus Antoninus, Plutarch, Cicero, & Seneca ; and faithfully Englished.
Author: Epicurus.
Publication: London :: Printed by W. Wilson for Henry Herringman, and are to be sold at his shop ...,; 1656.
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Subject terms: Ethics, Ancient.
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XI.

For, seeing that to a wise man, to live, is to Think, certainly his Thoughts are not beholding to the assistance of his Eyes, in the businesse of investigating Truth. And that man, to whose Doctrine we somtimes gave up our Name, did live long and Happy, without being able to distinguish of Colours: but, without the Noti∣on of Things, he could not have lived happy. Nay, that Great man was of opinion, that the Perspicacity of the Mind was very much dim∣med by the sight of the eyes: and while others could scarcely be said, to see the things, that were before them; the opticks of his reason flew abroad into all Infinity, nor could the acies of his mind be terminated by the Extreams of the Universe.