Isayforitalone;foritoftenbringsseveralcommoditiesalongwithit，forwhichitmayjustlybedesired:itacquiresusgood—will，andrendersuslesssubjectandexposedtoinsultandoffencefromothers，andthelike。ItwasalsooneoftheprincipaldoctrinesofEpicurus;
forthispreceptofhissect，Concealthylife，thatforbidsmentoencumberthemselveswithpublicnegotiationsandoffices，alsonecessarilypresupposesacontemptofglory，whichistheworld’sapprobationofthoseactionsweproduceinpublic。——[Plutarch，Whetherthesaying，Concealthylife，iswellsaid。]——Hethatbidsusconcealourselves，andtohavenootherconcernbutforourselves，andwhowillnothaveusknowntoothers，wouldmuchlesshaveushonouredandglorified;andsoadvisesIdomeneusnotinanysorttoregulatehisactionsbythecommonreputationoropinion，exceptsoastoavoidtheotheraccidentalinconveniencesthatthecontemptofmenmightbringuponhim。
Thesediscoursesare，inmyopinion，verytrueandrational;butweare，Iknownothow，doubleinourselves，whichisthecausethatwhatwebelievewedonotbelieve，andcannotdisengageourselvesfromwhatwecondemn。LetusseethelastanddyingwordsofEpicurus;theyaregrand，andworthyofsuchaphilosopher，andyettheycarrysometouchesoftherecommendationofhisnameandofthathumourhehaddecriedbyhisprecepts。Hereisaletterthathedictatedalittlebeforehislastgasp:
\"EPICUYUSTOHEYMACHUS，health。
\"WhilstIwaspassingoverthehappyandlastdayofmylife，I