tender　them　pletely　odious。　If　these　people　will　not　change　this　bad　habit；　and　condescend　to　be　pleased　with　what　is　pleasing；　without　fretting　themselves　and　others　about　the　contraries；　it　is　good　for　others　to　avoid　an　acquaintance　with　them；　which　is　always　disagreeable；　and　sometimes　very　inconvenient；　especially　when　one　finds　one’s　self　entangled　in　their　quarrels。

*與醜腿（3）

An　old　philosophical　friend　of　mine　was　grown；　form　experience；　very　cautious　in　this　particular；　and　carefully　avoided　any　intimacy　with　such　people。　He　had；　like　other　philosophers；　a　thermometer　to　show　him　the　heat　of　the　weather；　and　a　barometer　to　mark　when　it　was　likely　to　prove　good　or　bad；　but；　there　being　no　instrument　invented　to　discover；　at　first　sight；　this　unpleasing　disposition　in　a　person；　he　for　that　purpose　made　use　of　his　legs；　one　of　which　was　remarkably　handsome；　the　other；　by　some　accident；　crooked　and　deformed。　If　a　Stranger；　at　the　first　interview；　regarded　his　ugly　Leg　more　than　his　handsome　one；　he　doubted　him。　If　he　spoke　of　it；　＆　took　no　notice　of　the　handsome　Leg；　that　was　sufficient　to　determine　my　Philosopher　to　have　no　further　Acquaintance　with　him。　Every　body　has　not　this　two…legged　Instrument；　but　every　one　with　a　little　Attention；　may　observe　Signs　of　that　carping；　fault…finding　Disposition；　＆　take　the　same　Resolution　of　avoiding　the　Acquaintance　of　those　infected　with　it。　I　therefore　advise　those　critical；　querulous；　discontented；　unhappy　People；　th