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Therefore, M'hcn thou art surprised into a false admiration of him who is carried in his sedan, cast thy eyes down  ward upon the slaves who support his luxury. THEREFORE WHEN THOU ART SURPRISED INTO A FALSE ADMIRATION OF HIM WHO IS CARRIED IN HIS SEDAN CAST THY EYES DOWNWARD UPON THE SLAVES WHO SUPPORT HIS LUXURY
is all this but ungratefully accusing Fortune, and industriously picking out occasions to punish and torment ourselves 1 But he that is in his right senses and wise for his own advantage, out of those many millions which the sun looks upon, Who of the products of the earth do eat,* if he sees any one in the mighty throng who is more rich and honorable than himself, he is neither dejected in his mind nor countenance, nor doth he pensively sit down * Simonidcs, 5, 17. 150 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. deploring his unhappiness, but he walks abroad publicly with an honest assurance. He celebrates his own good genius, and boasts of his good fortune in that it is happier than a thousand other men's which are in the world. In the Olympic games you cannot gain the victory choosing your antagonist. But in human life affairs allow thee to excel many and to bear thyself aloft, and to be envied rather than envious ; unless indeed thou dost match thyself unequally with a Briareus or a Hercules. MOTED TO THE FOSSES THAT THEY WERE DECLARED THE SECOND AND NOT THE FIRST AND WHAT IS ALL THIS BUT UNGRATEFULLY ACCUSING FORTUNE AND INDUSTRIOUSLY PICKING OUT OCCASIONS TO PUNISH AND TORMENT OURSELVES BUT HE THAT IS IN HIS RIGHT SENSES AND WISE FOR HIS OWN ADVANTAGE OUT OF THOSE MANY MILLIONS WHICH THE SUN LOOKS UPON WHO OF THE PRODUCTS OF THE EARTH DO EAT IF HE SEES ANY ONE IN THE MIGHTY THRONG WHO IS MORE RICH AND HONOURABLE THAN HIMSELF HE IS NEITHER DEJECTED IN HIS MIND NOR COUNTENANCE NOR DOTH HE PENSIVELY SIT DOWN DEPLORING HIS UNHAPPINESS BUT HE WALKS ABROAD PUBLICLY WITH AN HONEST ASSURANCE HE CELEBRATES HIS OWN GOOD GENIUS AND BOASTS OF HIS GOOD FORTUNE IN THAT IT IS HAPPIER THAN A THOUSAND OTHER MENS WHICH ARE IN THE WORLD IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES YOU CANNOT GAIN VICTORY CHOOSING YOUR ANTAGONIST BUT IN HUMAN LIFE AFFAIRS ALLOW THEE TO EXCEL MANY AND TO BEAR THYSELF ALOFT AND TO BE ENVIED RATHER THAN ENVY US UNLESS INDEED THOU DOST MATCH THYSELF UNEQUALLY WITH ABREARIUS OR HERCULES
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