caused by the temper and the passions. Thus the war
between Augustus and Anthony, which is set down to
the ambition they entertained of making themselves
masters of the world, was probably but an effect of
jealousy.

8.--The passions are the only advocates which
always persuade. They are a natural art, the rules
of which are infallible; and the simplest man with
passion will be more persuasive than the most eloquent
without.

[See Maxim 249 which is an illustration of this.]

9.--The passions possess a certain injustice and
self interest which makes it dangerous to follow them,
and in reality we should distrust them even when
they appear most trustworthy.

10.--In the human heart there is a perpetual gene-
ration of passions; so that the ruin of one is almost
always the foundation of another.

11.--Passions often produce their contraries: ava-
rice sometimes leads to prodigality, and prodigality to
avarice; we are often obstinate through weakness
and daring though timidity.

12.--Whatever care we take to conceal our pas-
sions under the appearances of piety and honour, they