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That which is within our power, and is our duty if we are wise, is to accept pa  tiently what Fortune shall allot us, and so to adjust things in their proper places, that what is our own may be dis  posed of to the best advantage, and what hath happened against our will may offend us as little as possible. THAT WHICH IS WITHIN OUR POWER AND IS OUR DUTY IF WE ARE WISE IS TO ACCEPT PATIENTLY WHAT FORTUNE SHALL ALLOT US AND SO TO ADJUST THINGS IN THEIR PROPER PLACES THAT WHAT IS OUR OWN MAY BE DISPOSED OF TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE AND WHAT HATH HAPPENED AGAINST OUR WILL MAY OFFEND US AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE
or it is not custom, as one observed, \vhich makes even the best life pleasant to those who choose it, but it must be prudence in conjunction with it, which makes it not only the best for its kind, but sweet- est in its enjoyment. The fountain therefore of tranquil- lity being in ourselves, let us cleanse it from all impurity and make its streams limpid, that all external accidents, by being made familiar, may be no longer grievous to us, since we shall know how to use them well. Let not these things thy least concern engage ; For though thou fret, they will not mind thy rage. Him only good and hapjiy we may call Who rightly useth what doth him befall.t 5. For Plato compared our life to a game at dice, \vhere we ought to throw for what is most commodious for us, but when we have thrown, to make the best of our casts. * II. X. 88. t From Eurip. Bellerophon. 1J:2 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE» MIND. We cannot make what chances we please turn up, if we play fair ; this lies out of our power. F THE FOOT AND NOT IN THE OPPOSITE WAY SO DO THE AFFECTIONS OF THE MIND RENDER THE LIFE CONFORMABLE TO THEMSELVES FOR IT IS NOT CUSTOM AS ONE OBSERVED WHICH MAKES EVEN THE BEST LIFE PLEASANT TO THOSE WHO CHOOSE IT BUT IT MUST BE PRUDENCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH IT WHICH MAKES IT NOT ONLY THE BEST OF ITS KIND BUT SWEETEST IN ITS ENJOYMENT THE FOUNTAIN THEREFORE OF TRANQUILLITY BEING IN OURSELVES LET US CLEANSE IT FROM ALL IMPURITY AND MAKE ITS STREAMS LIMPID THAT ALL EXTERNAL ACCIDENTS BY BEING MADE FAMILIAR MAY BE NO LONGER GRIEVOUS TO US SINCE WE SHALL KNOW HOW TO USE THEM WELL LET NOT THESE THINGS THY LEAST CONCERN ENGAGE FOR THOUGH THOU FRET THEY WILL NOT MIND THY RAGE HIM ONLY GOOD AND HAPPY WE MAY CALL WHO RIGHTLY USETH WHAT DOTH HIM BEFALL FOR PLATO COMPARED OUR LIFE TO A GAME AT DICE WHERE WE OUGHT TO THROW FOR WHAT IS MOST COMMODIOUS FOR US BUT WHEN WE HAVE THROWN TO MAKE THE BEST OF OUR CASTES WE CANNOT MAKE WHAT CHANCES WE PLEASE TURN UP IF WE PLAY FAIR THIS LIES OUT OF OUR POWER
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