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10. Besides, this is a thing highly conducing to the tranquillity of the mind, for a man chiefly to consider him  self and his own aff"airs. But if this always cannot take place, he should not make comparisons wdth men of a superior condition to himself; though this is the epidemi OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 149 cal frenzy of the vulgar. BESIDES THIS IS A THING HIGHLY CONDUCING TO THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND FOR A MAN CHIEFLY TO CONSIDER HIMSELF AND HIS OWN AFFAIRS BUT IF THIS ALWAYS CANNOT TAKE PLACE HE SHOULD NOT MAKE COMPARISONS WITH MEN OF A SUPERIOR CONDITION TO HIMSELF THOUGH THIS IS THE EPIDEMICAL FRENZY OF THE VULGAR
acquire things as being of great value, and to be in fear and trembling lest Λνβ may lose them, as if they were precious, and then all the time they are safe in our possession, to neglect them as if they were of no importance. But we are so to use them that we may reap satisfaction and gain a solid pleasui-e from them, that so Λve may be the better enabled to endure their loss Avith evenness of temper. But most men, as Arcesi- laus observed, think they must be critics upon other men's poems, survey their pictures with a curious eye, and examine their statues with all the delicacy of sculpture, but in the meanwhile transiently pass over their own lives, though there be some things in them which will not only detain but please their consideration. But they will not restrain the prospect to themselves, but are perpetually looking abroad, and so become servile admirers of other men's fortune and reputation ; as adulterers are always gloating upon other men's wives and contemning their own. HT NOT TO TAKE PAINS TO ACQUIRE THINGS AS BEING OF GREAT VALUE AND TO BE IN FEAR AND TREMBLING LEST WE MAY LOSE THEM AS IF THEY WERE PRECIOUS AND THEN ALL THE TIME THEY ARE SAFE IN OUR POSSESSION TO NEGLECT THEM AS IF THEY WERE OF NO IMPORTANCE BUT WE ARE SO USED TO THEM THAT WE MAY REAP SATISFACTION AND GAIN A SOLID PLEASURE FROM THEM THAT SO WE MAY BE THE BETTER ENABLED TO ENDURE THEIR LOSS WITH EVENNESS OF TEMPER BUT MOST MEN AS ARCHICILUS OBSERVED THINK THEY MUST BE CRITICS UPON OTHER MEN'S POEMS SURVEY THEIR PICTURES WITH A CURIOUS EYE AND EXAMINE THEIR STATUES WITH ALL THE DELICACY OF SCULPTURE BUT IN THE MEANWHILE TRANSIENTLY PASS OVER THEIR OWN LIVES THOUGH THERE BE SOME THINGS IN THEM WHICH WILL NOT ONLY DETAIN BUT PLEASE THEIR CONSIDERATION BUT THEY WILL NOT RESTRAIN THE PROSPECT TO THEMSELVES BUT ARE PERPETUALLY LOOKING ABROAD AND SO BECOME SERVILE ADMIRERS OF OTHER MEN'S FORTUNE AND REPUTATION AS ADULTERERS ARE ALWAYS GLOATING UPON OTHER MEN'S WIVES AND CONDEMNING THEIR OWN
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