67. It is said, for the sake of himself, and for the sake of those who belong to him, because whoever loves himself, loves also those who belong to him; by whom are meant here, in particular, children and grand-children, and, in general, all who make one with himself, and whom he calls his own. Loving these is the same as loving one's self; for a man beholds them, as it were, in himself, and himself in them. Among those whom such a man calls his own, are also all those by whom he is flattered, honoured, and worshipped.