[10] I have sometimes been asked what this means. I intended it to set forth the wisdom of men in war contending for kingdoms, and what follows to set forth their wisdom in peace, contending for wealth. [11] The translator of Marcus Aurelius whom Arnold quotes. [12] From the _Poetical Works_ of George Meredith; copyright 1897, 1898, by George Meredith; published by Charles Scribner's Sons. Reprinted by permission of the publishers. [13] Published by the Macmillan Company, and here reprinted through their courtesy. [14] From _Society and Solitude_. [15] From _The Conduct of Life_. [16] From _The Conduct of Life_. [17] "Everything which pertains to the human species, considered as a whole, belongs to the order of physical facts. The greater the number of individuals, the more does the influence of the individual will disappear, leaving predominance to a series of general facts dependent on causes by which society exists, and is preserved."--QUETELET. * * * * * Transcriber's note: The following misprints have been corrected: "testimonal" corrected to "testimonial" (page 63) "and and" corrected to "and" (page 114) "immage" corrected to "image" (page 127) "they they" corrected to "they" (page 130) "eel" corrected to "feel" (page 133) "furtune" corrected to "fortune" (page 271) "interchan e" corrected to "interchange" (page 305) "Geoge" corrected to "George" (advertisements) Hyphenation variations have been retained from the original text.