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14. Now that every man hath a storehouse of trouble and contentment in his own bosom, and that the vessels Avhich contain good and evil are not placed at Jupiter's threshold, t but in the recesses of the mind, the variety of our passions is an abundant demonstration. NOW THAT EVERY MAN HATH A STOREHOUSE OF TROUBLE AND CONTENTMENT IN HIS OWN BOSOM AND THE VESSELS WHICH CONTAIN GOOD AND EVIL ARE NOT PLACED AT JUPITER'S THRESHOLD BUT IN THE RECESSES OF THE MIND THE VARIETY OF OUR PASSIONS IS AN ABUNDANT DEMONSTRATION
hich is appointed and most commodious for us, and let alone the rest ; and so not to prove that Hesiod fell short of the truth when he sj^ake after this manner : — The potter liates another of the trade. If by his hands a finer disli is made ; The smith liis brotlier snmdge witli scorn doth trtat, If he his iron strikes with brisker heat.* And this emulation is not confined to mechanics and those who follow the same occupations ; but the rich man envies the learned. He that hath a bright reputation envies the miser's guineas, and the pettifogger thinks he is outdone in talking by the sophister. Nay, by Heaven, he that is born free sottishly admires the servile attendance of him who is of the household to a king ; and the man that hath patrician blood in his \e\ns calls the comedian happy who acts his part gracefully and with humor, and applauds even the mimic who pleaseth with fiirce and scaramouchy gestures ; thus by a false estimate of happi- ness they disturb and perplex themselves. HT TO LABOUR IN THAT VOCATION WHICH IS APPOINTED AND MOST COMMODIOUS FOR US AND LET ALONE THE REST AND SO NOT TO PROVE THAT HE SEE IT FELL SHORT OF THE TRUTH WHEN HE SPAKE AFTER THIS MANNER THE POTTER HATES ANOTHER OF THE TRADE IF BY HIS HANDS A FINER DISH IS MADE THE SMITH HIS BROTHER'S SMUDGE WITH SCORN DOTH TREAT IF HE HIS IRON STRIKES WITH BRISKER HEAT AND THIS EMULATION IS NOT CONFINED TO MECHANICS AND THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE SAME OCCUPATIONS BUT THE RICH MAN ENVIES THE LEARNED HE THAT HATH A BRIGHT REPUTATION ENVIES THE MISER'S GUINEAS AND THE PETTIFOGGER THINKS HE IS OUTDONE IN TALKING BY THE SOPHISTOR NAY BY HEAVEN HE THAT IS BORN FREE SOTTISHLY ADMIRES THE SERVILE ATTENDANCE OF HIM WHO IS OF THE HOUSEHOLD TO A KING AND THE MAN THAT HATH PATRICIAN BLOOD IN HIS VEINS CALLS THE COMEDIAN HAPPY WHO ACTS HIS PART GRACEFULLY AND WITH HUOR AND APPLAUDS EVEN THE MIMIC WHO PLEASETH WITH FARCE AND SCAREMOOSHI GESTURES THUS BY A FALSE ESTIMATE OF HAPPINESS THEY DISTURB AND PERPLEX THEMSELVES
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