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We ought like  wise, with an invincible spirit and a bold security as re  gards futurity, to answer Fortune in those words which Socrates retorted upon his judges : Anytus and Meletus may kill, but they cannot hurt me. WE OUGHT LIKEWISE WITH AN INVINCIBLE SPIRIT AND A BOLD SECURITY AS REGARDS FUTURITY TO ANSWER FORTUNE IN THOSE WORDS WHICH SOCRATES RETORTED UPON HIS JUDGES ANATUS AND MELLITUS MAY KILL BUT THEY CANNOT HURT ME
e in the plundering ; to w4iich he made this ansAver, that he saw nobody that could rob him. So when Fate hath made all the depredations upon us it possibly can and hath left us naked, yet there is something still within us which is out of the reach of the pirate, — Which conquering Greece could never force away.* * II. V. 484. voi I. 11 162 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. Therefore we ought not so to Λάΐΐίγ and depress our na- ture as if it could not get the ascendant over Fortune, and had nothing of firmness and stabihty in it. But we ought rather to consider that, if any part of us is obnoxious to this, it is only that which is the smallest, and the most im- pure and sickly too ; Avhilst the better and more gen- erous Ave have the most absolute dominion of, and our chiefest goods are placed in it, such as true discipline, a right notion of things, and reasonings Avhich in their last results bring us unto virtue ; which are so far from being abolished, that they cannot be corrupted. S ARE TREASURED UP WHEN DEMETRIUS TOOK MEGARA HE ASKED STILPO WHETHER HE HAD SUFFERED PARTICULAR DAMAGE IN THE PLUNDERING TO WHICH HE MADE THIS ANSWER THAT HE SAW NOBODY THAT COULD ROB HIM SO WHEN FATE HATH MADE ALL THE DEPREDATIONS UPON US IT POSSIBLY CAN AND HATH LEFT US NAKED YET THERE IS NOTHING STILL WITHIN US WHICH IS OUT OF REACH OF THE PIRATE WHICH CONQUERING GREECE COULD NEVER FORCE AWAY THEREFORE WE OUGHT NOT SO TO VILIFY AND DEPRESS OUR NATURE AS IF IT COULD NOT GET THE ASCENDANT OVER FORTUNE AND HAD NOTHING OF FIRMNESS AND STABILITY IN IT BUT WE OUGHT RATHER TO CONSIDER THAT IF ANY PART OF US IS OBNOXIOUS TO THIS IT IS ONLY THAT WHICH IS THE SMALLEST AND THE MOST IMPURE AND SICKLY TOO WHILST THE BETTER AND MORE GENEROUS WE HAVE THE MOST ABSOLUTE DOMINION OF AND OUR CHIEFEST GOODS ARE PLACED IN IT SUCH AS TRUE DISCIPLINE A RIGHT NOTION OF THINGS AND REASONINGS WHICH IN THEIR LAST RESULTS BRING US UNTO VIRTUE WHICH ARE SO FAR FROM BEING ABOLISHED THAT THEY CANNOT BE CORRUPTED
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