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Moreover, he is not a man to incur little risks, nor does he

court danger, because there are but few things he has a value

for; but he will incur great dangers, and when he does venture he

is prodigal of his life as knowing that there are terms on which

it is not worth his while to live. He is the sort of man to do

kindnesses, but he is ashamed to receive them; the former putting

a man in the position of superiority, the latter in that of

inferiority; accordingly he will greatly overpay any kindness

done to him, because the original actor will thus be laid under

obligation and be in the position of the party benefited.