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Besides, Nature seems to instruct us herself; for, as she ministers diff"erent sorts of food to her animals, and hath endowed them with diversity of appetites, — some to eat flesh, others to pick up seed, and others to dig up roots for their nourishment, — so she hath bestowed upon her rational creatures various sorts of accommodations to sustain their being. The shepherd hath one distinct from the plough   * Solon, Frag: 15. 156 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. man ; the fowler hath another peculiar to himself ; and the fourth lives by the sea. BESIDES NATURE SEEMS TO INSTRUCT US HERSELF FOR AS SHE MINISTERS DIFFERENT SORTS OF FOOD TO HER ANIMALS AND HATH ENDOWED THEM WITH DIVERSITY OF APPETITES SOME TO EAT FLESH OTHERS TO PICK UP SEED AND OTHERS TO DIG UP ROOTS FOR THEIR NOURISHMENT SO SHE HATH BESTOWED UPON HER RATIONAL CREATURES VARIOUS SORTS OF ACCOMMODATIONS TO SUSTAIN THEIR BEING THE SHEPHERD HATH ONE DISTINCT FROM THE PLOUGHMAN THE FOWLER HATH ANOTHER PECULIAR TO HIMSELF AND THE FOURTH LIVES BY THE SEA
e heard that Menedemus had a great number of scholars, asked : \Vhat wonder is it, if more come to wash than to be anointed ? And Aristotle, writing to Antipater, declared, that x\lexan- der was not the only one who ought to think highly of himself because his dominion extended over many subjects, since they had a right to think as well of themselves who entertained becoming sentiments of the Gods. So that, by having a just opinion of our own excellences, we shall be disturbed with the less envy against those of other men. But now, although in other cases we do not expect figs from the vine nor grapes from the olive-tree, yet, if Λνο have not the complicated titles of being rich and learned, philoso- phers in the schools and commanders in the field, if Ave cannot flatter, and have the facetious liberty to speak what we please, nay, if we are not counted parsimonious and splendid in our expenses at the same time, we grow uneasy to ourselves, and despise our life as maimed and imperfect. RE AND STRATO WHO WROTE OF PHYSICS WHEN HE HEARD THAT MENEDMUS HAD A GREAT NUMBER OF SCHOLARS ASKED WHAT WONDER IS IT IF MORE COME TO WASH THAN BE ANOINTED AND ARISTOTLE WRITING TO ANTIPATOR DECLARED THAT ALEXANDER WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO OUGHT TO THINK HIGHLY OF HIMSELF BECAUSE HIS DOMINION EXTENDED OVER MANY SUBJECTS SINCE THEY HAD A RIGHT TO THINK AS WELL OF THEMSELVES WHO ENTERTAINED BECOMING SENTIMENTS OF THE GODS SO THAT BY HAVING A JUST OPINION OF OUR OWN EXCELLENCES WE SHALL BE DISTURBED WITH LESS ENVY AGAINST THOSE OF OTHER MEN BUT NOW ALTHOUGH IN OTHER CASES WE DO NOT EXPECT FIGS FROM THE VINE NOR GRAPES FROM THE OLIVE TREE YET IF WE HAVE NOT THE COMPLICATED TITLES OF BEING RICH AND LEARNED PHILOSOPHERS IN THE SCHOOLS AND COMMANDERS IN THE FIELD IF WE CANNOT FLATTER AND HAVE THE FACETIOUS LIBERTY TO SPEAK WHAT WE PLEASE NAY IF WE ARE NOT COUNTED PARSIMONIOUS AND SPLENDID IN OUR EXPENSES AT THE SAME TIME WE GROW UNEASY TO OURSELVES AND DESPISE OUR LIFE AS MAIMED AND IMPERFECT
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