Andthoughafterdeaththerebenosenseofthepraisegivenusonearth，asbeingjoysthatareeitherswallowedupintheunspeakablejoysofheavenorextinguishedintheextremetormentsofhell：yetisnotsuchfamevain；becausemenhaveapresentdelighttherein，fromtheforesightofit，andofthebenefitthatmayredoundtherebytotheirposterity：whichthoughtheynowseenot，yettheyimagine；
andanythingthatispleasureinthesense，thesamealsoispleasureintheimagination。
Tohavereceivedfromone，towhomwethinkourselvesequal，greaterbenefitsthanthereishopetorequite，disposethtocounterfeitlove，butreallysecrethatred，andputsamanintotheestateofadesperatedebtorthat，indecliningthesightofhiscreditor，tacitlywisheshimtherewherehemightneverseehimmore。Forbenefitsoblige；andobligationisthraldom；andunrequitableobligation，perpetualthraldom；whichistoone’sequal，hateful。Buttohavereceivedbenefitsfromonewhomweacknowledgeforsuperiorinclinestolove；becausetheobligationisnonewdepression：andcheerfulacceptationwhichmencallgratitudeissuchanhonourdonetotheobligerasistakengenerallyforretribution。Alsotoreceivebenefits，thoughfromanequal，orinferior，aslongasthereishopeofrequital，disposethtolove：forintheintentionofthereceiver，theobligationisofaidandservicemutual；fromwhenceproceedethanemulationofwhoshallexceedinbenefiting；themostnobleandprofitablecontentionpossible，whereinthevictorispleasedwithhisvictory，andtheotherrevengedbyconfessingit。
Tohavedonemorehurttoamanthanhecanoriswillingtoexpiateinclineththedoertohatethesufferer。Forhemustexpectrevengeorforgiveness；bothwhicharehateful。
Fearofoppressiondisposethamantoanticipateortoseekaidbysociety：forthereisnootherwaybywhichamancansecurehislifeandliberty。