That is _good_, whose contrary is _evil_. And whose contrary is _good_ for our enemies. And whose contrary our enemies are glad of. And of which there cannot be too much. And upon which much labour and cost hath been bestowed. And that which many desire. And that which is praised. And that which even our enemies and evil men praise. And what good we prefer. And what we do advise. And that which is possible, is _good_ to undertake. And that which is easy. And that which depends on our own will. And that which is proper for us to do. And what no man else can do. And whatsoever is extraordinary. And what is suitable. And that which wants a little of being at an end. And what we hope to master. And what we are fit for. And what evil men do not. And what we love to do. ========== CHAPTER VII. OF THE COLOURS OR COMMON OPINIONS CONCERNING GOOD AND EVIL, COMPARATIVELY. The _colours_ of _good comparatively_ depend, partly, upon the following definitions of _comparatives_. 1. _More_, is _so much and somewhat besides_. 2. _Less_, is _that, which and somewhat else is so much_. 3. _Greater_ and _more in number_ are said only _comparatively_ to _less_ and _fewer in number_. 4. _Great_ and _little_, _many_ and _few_, are taken _comparatively_ to the _most of the same kind_. So that _great_ and _many_, is that which _exceeds_; _little_ and _few_, is that which is _exceeded by, the most of the same kind_. Partly, from the precedent definitions of _good absolutely_. Common opinions concerning _good comparatively_, then are these. _Greater good_ is many than fewer, or one of those many. And _greater_ is the kind, in which the greatest is greater than the greatest of another kind. And _greater_ is that good than another good, whose kind is _greater_ than another’s kind. And _greater_ is that from which another good follows, than the good which follows. And of two which exceed a third, _greater_ is that which exceeds it most. And that which _causes_ the greater good. And that which _proceeds from_ a greater good. And _greater_ is that which is chosen for itself, than that which is chosen for somewhat else. And the _end_ greater than that which is _not_ the end. And that which _less_ needs other things, than that which _more_. And that which is _independent_, than that which is _dependent_ of another. And the _beginning_, than _not_ the beginning. (Seeing the _beginning_ is a greater good or evil, than that which is _not_ the beginning; and the _end_, than that which is _not_ the end; one may argue from this _colour_ both ways: as Leodamas against Chabrias, would have the actor more to blame than the adviser; and against Callistratus, the adviser more than the actor.)