If in the whole compass of Humane Life,you find any thing preferable to Juftice and Truth, to Temperance, and Fortitude; To a Mind Self-satisfied with its own Rational Conduct,and entirely resign'd to Fate: If I say you know any Thing better than this, never balk your Fancy, count it your Supream Happiness, and make the most on't you can. But if there is nothing more valuable than that the Genius and Spirit within you ⁸ should be Absolute in its Reason, Master of its Appetites, enquire nicely into the Quality of an Object, If there's nothing more to be wish'd than that with Socrates, it should stand off from the Impressions of Sence; submit to the Government of the Gods, and be helpful, and benevolent to Mankind; If all things are Trifles with respect to this, don't divide your Inclinations, misplace your Thoughts, and weaken your Satisfaction, by any Foreign Pursuits: Rational Choice, and Benevolent Design, should never be checked. But if you are for trying Tricks, and compounding the Matter, If Popularity and Power, if Wealth and Pleasure once strike your Fancy, you'r gone: These new Favourites will Govern your Motions; and Ride you at Discretion. Let your Choice therefore run all one way, and be bold, and resolute for that which is Best. Now Use and Significancy, is the proper Test of this Quality : So that the Question will be whether a Thing is serviceable to your Rational Capacity; If so, close with the Offer; But if 'tis no more than a sensual Advantage, hold your Hand; And that you may Distinguish rightly, keep your Judgment Unbyass'd, and don't let it stick in the outside of Matters.