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The kingdom of Macedon compared with the Roman empire sank in the competition, for it was only an inconsiderable part of it ; yet when Perseus lost it, he not only deplored his own misfortune, but he was thought by all the most abject and miserable of mankind. THE KINGDOM OF MACEDON COMPARED WITH THE ROMAN EMPIRE SANK IN THE COMPETITION FOR IT WAS NOT ONLY AN INCONSIDERABLE PART OF IT YET WHEN PERSEUS LOST IT HE NOT ONLY DEPLORED HIS OWN MISFORTUNE BUT HE WAS THOUGHT BY ALL THE MOST ABJECT AND MISERABLE OF MANKIND
l. And let us apply it to all the casualties of our life after this manner. I know my riches have only the duration of a 160 OF THE TRANQUILLITT OF THE MIND. day ; I know that the same hand which bestowed authority upon me could spoil me of those ornaments and take it away again ; I know my wife to be the best of women, but still a woman ; my friend to be faithful, yet the cement might be broken, for he Λvas a man, — which, as Plato saith, is a very inconstant creature. These previous ex- postulations and preparations, if any thing fall out Avhich is against our mind but not contrary to our expectation, will cure the palpitation of our hearts, make our disturb- ances settle and go down, and bring our minds to a consistence ; not indulging us in these lazy exclamations, Who would have thought it ? — I looked for better, and did not expect this. Carneades gives us a short memoir concerning great things, that the cause from whence all our troubles proceed is that they befciU unexpectedly. SELF IN THESE WORDS UPON THE DEATH OF HIS SON I KNEW THAT I HAD BEGOTTEN A MORTAL AND LET US APPLY IT TO ALL THE CASUALTIES OF LIFE AFTER THIS MANNER I KNOW MY RICHES HAVE ONLY THE DURATION OF A DAY I KNOW THAT THE SAME HAND WHICH BESTOWED AUTHORITY UPON ME WOULD SPOIL ME OF THOSE ORNAMENTS AND TAKE IT AWAY AGAIN I KNOW MY WIFE TO BE THE BEST OF WOMEN BUT STILL A WOMAN MY FRIEND TO BE FAITHFUL YET THE CEMENT MIGHT BE BROKEN FOR HE WAS A MAN WHICH AS PLATO SAITH IS A VERY INCONSTANT CREATURE THESE PREVIOUS EXPOSTULATIONS AND PREPARATIONS IF ANYTHING FALL OUT WHICH IS AGAINST OUR MIND BUT NOT CONTRARY TO OUR EXPECTATION WILL CURE THE PALPITATION OF OUR HEARTS MAKE OUR DISTURBANCES SETTLE AND GO DOWN AND BRING OUR MINDS TO A CONSISTENCE NOT INDULGING US IN THESE LAZY EXCLAMATIONS WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT I LOOKED FOR BETTER AND DID NOT EXPECT THIS CARNEADES GIVES US A SHORT MEMOIR CONCERNING GREAT THINGS THAT THE CAUSE FROM WHENCE ALL OUR TROUBLES PROCEED IS THAT THEY BEFALL UNEXPECTEDLY
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