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one's interest. We must even sometimes go without sparing one's blood: nor ought we ever to refuse to obey her commands. You say; what shall I gain if I do this gratis? The having done it. The reward of honesty is in itself. If we are not moved by honesty itself to be good men, but by some fruit & advantage; we are cunning, not good. It is ^ [[addition]] [[underline]] the most [[/underline]] [[/addition]] unjust [[deletion]] to seek profit with [[/deletion]] [[addition]] things in the world to expect [[/addition]] [[addition]] a reward for being just [[/addition]] [[deletion]] [[unclear]] Also [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] [[underline]] & indeed [[/underline]] [[/addition]] all the other virtues should be cultivated for [[deletion]] themselves [[/deletion]] their own sakes in the discharge of them, ^ [[deletion]] we ought to show them [[unclear]] duty [[/deletion]] we should have our duty not any advantage [[deletion]] not with [[unclear]] The most [[unclear]] and [[/deletion]] inuew. For in proportion and [[deletion]] [[unclear]] for the [[/deletion]] every man more or less consults [[deletion]] [[unclear]] the least [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] his own advantage in what he does [[deletion]] what of being a good man. It was [[/deletion]] in the same proportion is he more [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] less a good man [[/addition]] But as Ovid former complained. You will not easily find many more than one in a thousand
