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But he to whom his reason hath given the assurance that he can boldly say to Fortune, Welcome to me, if good tliou bringest aught, And if thou fail, I will take little thought, — this is the man who can confidently enjoy Avhat is present with him, and Λvho is not afflicted with such cowardice of thoughts as to be in constant alarms lest he should lose his possessions, which Avould be an intolerable grievance. BUT HE TO WHOM HIS REASON HATH GIVEN THE ASSURANCE THAT HE CAN BOLDLY SAY TO FORTUNE WELCOME TO ME IF GOOD THOU BRINGEST AUGHT AND IF THOU FAIL I WILL TAKE LITTLE THOUGHT THIS IS THE MAN WHO CAN CONFIDENTLY ENJOY WHAT IS PRESENT WITH HIM AND WHO IS NOT AFFLICTED WITH SUCH COWARDICE OF THOUGHTS AS TO BE IN CONSTANT ALARMS LEST HE SHOULD LOSE HIS POSSESSIONS WHICH WOULD BE AN INTOLERABLE GRIEVANCE
oody Deris and grave-faced Harmonia, Kallisto and Aeschra, Thoosa and Uenaea, with lovely Nemertes and black-fruit- ed Asaphaea." 16. By this diversity of characters is expressed only the variety of our passions ; and these are the seeds of dis- content we brought into the world with us. Since now these disorder our lives and make them unequal, he that is master of himself wishes for the better, but expects the worse ; but he useth them both with a moderation suitable to that injunction, Do not any thing too much. For, as Epicurus said, not only does he that is least impatient after to-morrow enjoy it most when it comes ; but honor, riches, and power give those the greatest complacency who are not tormented with any apprehensions that the contrary will befall them. For an immoderate craving after things of this nature infuseth a fear of losing them, equal to the first intemperate desire. This deadens the fruition, and makes the pleasure as weak and unstable as flame driven by the wind. CATHONIA AND FAR SEEN HELLIOPE AND BLOODY DARIS AND GRAVE FACE HARMONIA CALISTO AND ASRA THUSA AND DANAYA WITH LOVELY NEMARITIES AND BLACK FRUITED ASAPHAEA BY THIS DIVERSITY OF CHARACTERS IS EXPRESSED ONLY THE VARIETY OF OUR PASSIONS AND THESE ARE THE SEEDS OF DISCONTENT WE BROUGHT INTO THE WORLD WITH US SINCE NOW THESE DISORDER OUR LIVES AND MAKE THEM UNEQUAL HE THAT IS MASTER OF HIMSELF WISHES FOR THE BETTER BUT EXPECTS THE WORSE BUT HE USETH THEM BOTH WITH A MODERATION SUITABLE TO THAT INJUNCTION DO NOT ANYTHING TOO MUCH FOR AS EPICURUS SAID NOT ONLY DOES HE THAT IS LEAST IMPATIENT AFTER TO MORROW ENJOY IT MOST WHEN IT COMES BUT HONOUR RICHES AND POWER GIVE THOSE THE GREATEST COMPLACENCY WHO ARE NOT TORMENTED WITH ANY APPREHENSIONS THAT THE CONTRARY WILL BEFALL THEM FOR AN IMMODERATE CRAVING AFTER THINGS OF THIS NATURE INFUSETH A FEAR OF LOSING THEM EQUAL TO THE FIRST INTEMPERATE DESIRE THIS DEADENS THE FRUITION AND MAKES THE PLEASURE AS WEAK AND UNSTABLE AS FLAME DRIVEN BY THE WIND
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