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Now men suppose that acting Unjustly rests entirely with

themselves, and conclude that acting Justly is therefore also

easy. But this is not really so; to have connection with a

neighbour's wife, or strike one's neighbour, or give the money

with one's hand, is of course easy and rests with one's self: but

the doing these acts with certain inward dispositions neither is

easy nor rests entirely with one's self. And in like way, the

knowing what is Just and what Unjust men think no great instance

of wisdom because it is not hard to comprehend those things of

which the laws speak.