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But such is our folly, that we accustom ourselves rather to live for other men's sakes than our ολνη; and our dispositions are so prone to upbraidings and to be tainted with envy, that the grief we conceive at others' prosperity lessens the joy we ought to take in our own. BUT SUCH IS OUR FOLLY THAT WE ACCUSTOM OURSELVES RATHER TO LIVE FOR OTHER MEN'S SAKES THAN OUR OWN AND OUR DISPOSITIONS ARE SO PRONE TO UPRIDINGS AND TO BE TAINTED WITH ENVY THAT THE GRIEF WE CONCEIVE AT OTHERS PROSPERITY LESSENS THE JOY WE OUGHT TO TAKE IN OUR OWN
 that secret reflection they have, and how happy they would esteem thy life and condition. Socrates heilring one of his friends crying out. How dear things are sold in this city ! the Λνΐηο of Chios costs a mina, the purple fish three, and a half pint of honey five drachms, — he brought him to the meal-shop, and showed him that half a peck of flour was sold for a penny. 'Tis a cheap city, said he. Then he brought him to the oil-man's, and told him he might have a quart of olives for two farthings. At last he went to the salesman's, and convinced him that the purchase of a sleeveless jerkin Λvas only ten drachms. 'Tis a cheap city, he repeated. So, when we hear others de- clare that our condition is afflicted because we are not consuls and in eminent command, let us then look upon ourselves as living not only in a bare happiness but splen- dor, in that we do not beg our bread, and are not forced to subsist by carrying of burthens or by flattery. OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 151 11.  UT OFF BECAUSE THE BRIDGE WAS BROKEN BY THE VIOLENCE OF THE WAVES THINK UPON THAT SECRET REFLECTION THEY HAVE AND HOW HAPPY THEY WOULD ESTEEM THY LIFE AND CONDITION SOCRATES HEARING ONE OF HIS FRIENDS CRYING OUT HOW DEAR THINGS ARE SOLD IN THIS CITY THE WINE OF CHIOS CASAMINA THE PURPLE FISH THREE AND A HALF PINT OF HONEY FIVE DRACHMAS HE BROUGHT HIM TO THE MEAL SHOP AND SHOWED HIM THAT HALF A PECK OF FLOUR WAS SOLD FOR A PENNY TIS A CHEAP CITY SAID HE THEN HE BROUGHT HIM TO THE OIL MAN'S AND TOLD HIM HE MIGHT HAVE A QUART OF OLIVES FOR TWO FARTHINGS AT LAST HE WENT TO THE SALESMAN'S AND CONVINCED HIM THAT THE PURCHASE OF A SLEEVELESS JERKIN WAS ONLY TEN DRACHMAS TIS A CHEAP CITY HE REPEATED SO WHEN WE HEAR OTHERS DECLARE THAT OUR CONDITION IS AFFLICTED BECAUSE WE ARE NOT CONSULS AND IN EMINENT COMMAND LET US THEN LOOK UPON OURSELVES AS LIVING NOT ONLY IN A BARE HAPPINESS BUT SPLENDOR AND THAT WE DO NOT BEG OUR BREAD AND ARE NOT FORCED TO SUBSIST BY CARRYING OFF BURDENS OR BY FLATTERY 
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