AsIgrewup， cameintotheworld， andobservedtheactionsofmen， IthoughtImetwithmany， verymany， whogavetoomuchforthewhistle.
WhenIsawonetooambitiousofcourtfavor， sacrificinghistineinattendanceonlevees， hisrepose， hisliberty， hisvirtue， andperhapshisfriends， toattainit， Ihavesaidtomyself， thismangivestoomuchforhiswhistle.
WhenIsawanotherfondofpopularity， constantlyemployinghimselfinpoliticalbustles， neglectinghisownaffairs， andruiningthembythatneglect， hepays， indeed， saidI， toomuchforhiswhistle.
IfIknewamiser， whogaveupeverykindofcomfortableliving， allthepleasureofdoinggoodtoothers， alltheesteemofhisfellow-citizens， andthejoysofbenevolentfriendship， forthesakeofaccumulatingwealth， poorman， saidI， youpaytoomuchforyourwhistle.
WhenImetwithamanofpleasure， sacrificingeverylaudableimprovementofthemind， orofhisfortune， tomerecorporealsensations， andruininghishealthintheirpursuit， mistakenman， saidI， youareprovidingpainforyourself， insteadofpleasure； yougivetoomuchforyourwhistle.
IfIseeonefondofappearance， orfineclothes， finehouses， finefurniture， fineequipages， allabovehisfortune， forwhichhecontractsdebts， andendshiscareerinaprison， Alas！ sayI， hehaspaiddear， verydear， forhiswhistle.
WhenIseeabeautifulsweet-temperedgirlmarriedtoanill-naturedbruteofahusband， whatapity， sayI， thatsheshouldpaysomuchforawhistle！
Inshort， Iconceivethatgreatpartofthemiseriesofmankindarebroughtuponthembythefalseestimatestheyhavemadeofthevalueofthings， andbytheirgivingtoomuchfortheirwhistles.
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