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And indeed it highly conduceth to the tran quillity of the mind, to look back upon illustrious men and see with what temper they have borne their calamities. For instance, doth it trouble thee that thou wantest children] Consider that kings of the Romans have died Avithout them, — had kingdoms to leave, but no heirs. AND INDEED IT HIGHLY CONDUCETH TO THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND TO LOOK BACK UPON ILLUSTRIOUS MEN AND SEE WITH WHAT TEMPER THEY HAVE BORNE THEIR CALAMITIES FOR INSTANCE DOTH IT TROUBLE THEE THAT THOU WANTEST CHILDREN CONSIDER THAT KINGS OF THE ROMANS HAVE DIED WITHOUT THEM HAD KINGDOMS TO LEAVE BUT NO HEIRS
43 and the piazza of the Stoics. AVhat hinders then but that these examples should be the patterns of our imitation] Thou stoodst candidate for a place in the government, and wast baulked in thy hopes ; consider that thou wilt live at ease in thy own country, following thy own affairs. Thou wast ambitious to be the confidant of some great person, and sufFeredst a repulse ; thou \vilt gain thus much by it, that thou wilt be free from danger and disembarrassed from business. Again, hast thou managed any affairs full of intricacy and trouble ? Hot water doth not so much cher- ish the soft members of the body, as Pindar* expresseth it, as glory and honor joined with poAver sweeten all our toils and make labor easy. Hast thou met with any unfor- tunate success '? Hath calumny bit, or envy hissed at thee ? There is yet a prosperous gale, which sits fair to convey thee to the port of the Muses and land thee at the Academy. This Plato did, after he made shipwreck of the friendship of Diogenes. NS HAST REDUCED ME TO A THREADBARE CLOAK IN THE PIAZZA OF THE STOICS WHAT HINDERS THEN BUT THAT THESE EXAMPLES SHOULD BE THE PATTERNS OF OUR IMITATION THOU STOODST CANDIDATE FOR A PLACE IN THE GOVERNMENT AND WAST BAULKED IN THY HOPES CONSIDER THAT THOU WILT LIVE AT EASE IN THY OWN COUNTRY FOLLOWING THY OWN AFFAIRS THOU WAST AMBITIOUS TO BE THE CONFIDANT OF SOME GREAT PERSON AND SUFFERED SO REPULSE THOU WILT GAIN THUS MUCH BY IT THAT THOU WILT BE FREE FROM DANGER AND DISEMBARRASSED FROM BUSINESS AGAIN HAST THOU MANAGED ANY AFFAIRS FULL OF INTRICACY AND TROUBLE HOT WATER DOTH NOT SO MUCH CHERISH THE SOFT MEMBERS OF THE BODY AS PINDAR EXPRESSETH IT AS GLORY AND HONOUR JOINED WITH POWER SWEETEN ALL OUR TOILS AND MAKE LABOR EASY HAST THOU MET WITH ANY UNFORTUNATE SUCCESS HAS CALUMNY BIT OR ENVY HISSED AT THEE THERE IS YET A PROSPEROUS GALE WHICH SITS FAIR TO CONVEY THEE TO THE PORT OF THE MUSES AND LAND THEE AT THE ACADEMY THIS PLATO DID AFTER HE MADE SHIPWRECK OF THE FRIENDSHIP OF DIAGENES
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