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But now, although in other cases we do not expect figs from the vine nor grapes from the olive tree, yet, if Λνο have not the complicated titles of being rich and learned, philoso  phers in the schools and commanders in the field, if Ave cannot flatter, and have the facetious liberty to speak what we please, nay, if we are not counted parsimonious and splendid in our expenses at the same time, we grow uneasy to ourselves, and despise our life as maimed and imperfect. BUT NOW ALTHOUGH IN OTHER CASES WE DO NOT EXPECT FIGS FROM THE VINE NOR GRAPES FROM THE OLIVE TREE YET IF WE HAVE NOT THE COMPLICATED TITLES OF BEING RICH AND LEARNED PHILOSOPHERS IN THE SCHOOLS AND COMMANDERS IN THE FIELD IF WE CANNOT FLATTER AND HAVE THE FACETIOUS LIBERTY TO SPEAK WHAT WE PLEASE NAY IF WE ARE NOT COUNTED PARSIMONIOUS AND SPLENDID IN OUR EXPENSES AT THE SAME TIME WE GROW UNEASY TO OURSELVES AND DESPISE OUR LIFE AS MAIMED AND IMPERFECT
ury done them if they are not crowned with those garlands which are due to the wrestlers, but they are rather transported with joy at their own rewards. "Sparta has fallen to thy lot ; honor and adorn her." Solon hath expressed himself to this purpose : — Virtue for sordid wealth shall not be sold ; It's beauty far outshines the miser's gold. This without Fortune's siiocks doth still endure ; But that's possession is insecure.* And Strato, who wrote of physics, when he heard that Menedemus had a great number of scholars, asked : \Vhat wonder is it, if more come to wash than to be anointed ? And Aristotle, writing to Antipater, declared, that x\lexan- der was not the only one who ought to think highly of himself because his dominion extended over many subjects, since they had a right to think as well of themselves who entertained becoming sentiments of the Gods. So that, by having a just opinion of our own excellences, we shall be disturbed with the less envy against those of other men. R THOSE WHO RUN RACES DO NOT THINK THEY HAVE INJURY DONE THEM IF THEY ARE NOT CROWNED WITH THOSE GARLANDS WHICH ARE DUE TO THE WRESTLERS BUT THEY ARE RATHER TRANSPORTED WITH JOY AT THEIR OWN REWARDS SPARTA HAS FALLEN TO THY LOT HONOR AND ADORN HER SOLON HATH EXPRESSED HIMSELF TO THIS PURPOSE VIRTUE FOR SORDID WEALTH SHALL NOT BE SOLD ITS BEAUTY FAR OUTSHINES THE MISER'S GOLD THIS WITHOUT FORTUNE'S SHOCKS DOTH STILL ENDURE BUT THAT'S POSSESSION IS INSECURE AND STRATO WHO WROTE OF PHYSICS WHEN HE HEARD THAT MENEDMUS HAD A GREAT NUMBER OF SCHOLARS ASKED WHAT WONDER IS IT IF MORE COME TO WASH THAN BE ANOINTED AND ARISTOTLE WRITING TO ANTIPATOR DECLARED THAT ALEXANDER WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO OUGHT TO THINK HIGHLY OF HIMSELF BECAUSE HIS DOMINION EXTENDED OVER MANY SUBJECTS SINCE THEY HAD A RIGHT TO THINK AS WELL OF THEMSELVES WHO ENTERTAINED BECOMING SENTIMENTS OF THE GODS SO THAT BY HAVING A JUST OPINION OF OUR OWN EXCELLENCES WE SHALL BE DISTURBED WITH LESS ENVY AGAINST THOSE OF OTHER MEN
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