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Zeno of Citium, when he heard that the only ship he had left was sunk by an unmerciful tempest, with all the rich cargo that was in her, brake out into this exclamation : Fortune, I applaud thy contrivance, wdio by this means hast reduced me to a threadbare cloak OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 143 and the piazza of the Stoics. ZENO OF SIDIUM WHEN HE HEARD THAT THE ONLY SHIP HE HAD LEFT WAS SUNK BY AN UNMERCIFUL TEMPEST WITH ALL THE RICH CARGO THAT WAS IN HER BRAKE OUT INTO THIS EXCLAMATION FORTUNE I APPLAUD THY CONTRIVANCE WHO BY THIS MEANS HAST REDUCED ME TO A THREADBARE CLOAK IN THE PIAZZA OF THE STOICS
up storms to themselves in either, and they are especially querulous under good circumstances. Theodorus, who was called the iVtheist, was used to say, that he reached out his instructions with the right hand, and his auditors received them with their left hands. So men of no education, when Fortune would even be com- plaisant to them, are yet so awkward in their observance, that they take her addresses on the wrong side. On the contrary, men that are wise, as the bees draw honey from the thyme, which is a most unsavory and dry herb, extract something that is convenient and useful even from the most bitter afflictions. 6, This therefore let us learn and have inculcated upon us ; like the man Avho threw a stone at a bitch, but hit his step-mother, on which he exclaimed, Not so bad. So we may often turn the direction of what Fortune obtrudes upon us contrary to our desires. Diogenes was driven into ban- ishment, but it was " not so bad " for him ; for of an exile he became a philosopher. ORTUNE DISTURBS THEM OR RATHER THEY RAISE UP STORMS TO THEMSELVES IN EITHER AND THEY ARE ESPECIALLY QUERULOUS UNDER GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES THEODORUS WHO WAS CALLED THE ATHEIST WAS USED TO SAY THAT HE REACHED OUT HIS INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE RIGHT HAND AND HIS AUDITORS RECEIVED THEM WITH THEIR LEFT HANDS SO MEN OF NO EDUCATION WHEN FORTUNE WOULD EVEN BE COMPLAISANT TO THEM ARE YET SO AWKWARD IN THEIR OBSERVANCE THAT THEY TAKE HER ADDRESSES ON THE WRONG SIDE ON THE CONTRARY MEN THAT ARE WISE AS THE BEES DRAW HONEY FROM THE THIM WHICH IS A MOST UNSAVOURY AND DRY HERB EXTRACT SOMETHING THAT IS CONVENIENT AND USEFUL EVEN FROM THE MOST BITTER AFFLICTIONS THIS THEREFORE LET US LEARN AND HAVE INCULCATED UPON US LIKE THE MAN WHO THREW A STONE AT A BITCH BUT HID HIS STEPMOTHER ON WHICH HE EXCLAIMED NOT SO BAD SO WE MAY OFTEN TURN THE DIRECTION OF WHAT FORTUNE OBTRUDES UPON US CONTRARY TO OUR DESIRES DIOGNES WAS DRIVEN INTO BANISHMENT BUT IT WAS NOT SO BAD FOR HIM FOR OF AN EXILE HE BECAME A PHILOSOPHER
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