xliii.).
Therefore he who is in extreme ignorance of himself, and consequently of all virtues, acts least in obedience to virtue; in other words (IV.Def.

viii.), is most infirm of spirit.

Thus extreme pride or dejection indicates extreme infirmity of spirit.
Q.E.D.
Corollary .-- Hence it most clearly follows, that the proud and the dejected specially fall a prey to the emotions.
Note .-- Yet dejection can be more easily corrected than pride; for the latter being a pleasurable emotion, and the former a painful emotion, the pleasurable is stronger than the painful (IV.

xviii.).
PROP.LVII.

The proud man delights in the company of flatterers and parasites, but hates the company of the high--minded.
Proof .-- Pride is pleasure arising from a man's over estimation of himself (Def.