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9. But somebody Avill object to me. What is it that Ave have ? Hather, AVhat is it that Ave have not ? One is honorable, the other is master of a family ; this man hath a good Avife, the other a faithful friend. BUT SOMEBODY WILL OBJECT TO ME WHAT IS IT THAT WE HAVE RATHER WHAT IS IT THAT WE HAVE NOT ONE IS HONOURABLE THE OTHER IS MASTER OF A FAMILY THIS MAN HATH A GOOD WIFE THE OTHER A FAITHFUL FRIEND
 him. For most men leave the pleasant and delectable things behind them, and run with haste to em- brace those which are not only difficult but intolerable. Aristippus was not of this number, for he knew, even to the niceness of a grain, to put prosperous against adverse fortune into the scale, that the one might outweigh the other. Therefore when he lost a noble farm, he asked one of his dissembled friends, who pretended to be sorry, not only Avith regret but impatience, for his mishap : Thou hast but one piece of land, but have I not three farms yet re- maining 1 He assenting to the truth of it : Why then, saith he, should Τ not rather lament your misfortune, since it is the raving only of a mad man to be concerned at what is lost, and not rather rejoice in Avhat is left? Thus, as chil- dren, if you rob them of one of their play-games, will throw away the rest, and cry and scream ; so, if Fortune infest us only in one part, we grow fearful and abandon ourselves wholly to her attacks.  WAS CALLING FOR BAD WHEN THE GOOD WAS BY HIM FOR MOST MEN LEAVE THE PLEASANT AND DELECTABLE THINGS BEHIND THEM AND RUN WITH HASTE TO EMBRACE THOSE WHICH ARE NOT ONLY DIFFICULT BUT INTOLERABLE ARISTIPUS WAS NOT OF THIS NUMBER FOR HE KNEW EVEN TO THE NICENESS OF A GRAIN TO PUT PROSPEROUS AGAINST ADVERSE FORTUNE INTO THE SCALE THAT THE ONE MIGHT OUTWEIGH THE OTHER THEREFORE WHEN HE LOST THE NOBLE FARM HE ASKED ONE OF HIS DISSEMBLED FRIENDS WHO PRETENDED TO BE SORRY NOT ONLY WITH REGRET BUT IMPATIENCE FOR HIS MISHAP THOU HAST BUT ONE PIECE OF LAND BUT HAVE I NOT THREE FARMS YET REMAINING HE ASSENTING TO THE TRUTH OF IT WHY THEN SAITH HE SHOULD I NOT RATHER LAMENT YOUR MISFORTUNE SINCE IT IS THE RAVING ONLY OF A MADMAN TO BE CONCERNED AT WHAT IS LOST AND NOT RATHER REJOICE IN WHAT IS LEFT THUS AS CHILDREN IF YOU ROB THEM OF ONE OF THEIR PLAY GAMES WILL THROW AWAY THE REST AND CRY AND SCREAM SO IF FORTUNE INFEST US ONLY IN ONE PART WE GROW FEARFUL AND ABANDON OURSELVES WHOLLY TO HER ATTACKS
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