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AVe should rejoice that Ave live, and are in health, and see the sun ; that there are no Avars nor sedi  tions in our country ; that the earth yields to cultivation, and that the sea is open to our traffic ; that aa^c can talk, be silent, do business, and be at leisure, Avhen Ave please. WE SHOULD REJOICE THAT WE LIVE AND ARE IN HEALTH AND SEE THE SUN THAT THERE ARE NO WARS NOR SEDITIONS IN OUR COUNTRY THAT THE EARTH YIELDS TO CULTIVATION AND THAT THE SEA IS OPEN TO OUR TRAFFIC THAT WE CAN TALK BE SILENT DO BUSINESS AND BE AT LEISURE WHEN WE PLEASE
t 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. 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. Antipater of Tar- sus, when he Avas upon his death-bed and reckoning up all the good events which had befallen him, Avould not omit a prosperous voyage Avhich he had AA'hen he sailed from Cilicia to Athens. Even the trite and common blessings are not to be despised, but ought to take up a room in our deliberations. ENCE 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 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 ANTIPATER OF TARSUS WHEN HE WAS UPON HIS DEATH BED AND RECKONING UP ALL THE GOOD EVENTS WHICH HAD BEFALLEN HIM WOULD NOT OMIT A PROSPEROUS VOYAGE WHICH HE HAD WHEN HE SAILED FROM CILICIA TO ATHENS EVEN THE TRITE AND COMMON BLESSINGS ARE NOT TO BE DESPISED BUT OUGHT TO TAKE UP A ROOM IN OUR DELIBERATIONS
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