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For we do not reckon him unfortunate Λνΐιο will shoot with a ploughshare, and let slip an ox at a hare. Nor is he born under an unlucky influence who cannot catch a buck with a sling or drag net ; for it Avas the weakness and perverseness of his mind which inflamed him on to impossible things. FOR WE DO NOT RECKON HIM UNFORTUNATE WHO WILL SHOOT WITH A PLOUGHSHARE AND LET SLIP AN OX AT A HARE NOR IS HE BORN UNDER AN UNLUCKY INFLUENCE WHO CANNOT CATCH A BUCK WITH A SLING OR A DRAGNET FOR IT WAS THE WEAKNESS AND PERVERSENESS OF HIS MIND WHICH INFLAMED HIM ON TO IMPOSSIBLE THINGS
rd voice of sorrow seems to silence all this ostentation with mournful accents : — Jove in a deep affliction did him plunge.t Observe this likewise : — * II. 111. 182. t H• II. 111. 152 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. Old man, I reverence thy aged head. Who to a miglity lengtli hast spun thy thread; Safe from all dangers, to the grave goest down Ingloriously, because thou art unknown.* Such expostulations as these with thyself will ser\e to dispel this querulous humor, which makes thee fondly ap- plaud other people's conditions and depreciate thy own. 12. This likewise greatly obstructs the tranquillity of the mind, that our desires are immoderate and not suited to our abilities of attainment, which, like sails beyond the pro- portion of the vessel, help only to overset it ; so that, being- blown up with extravagant expectations, if ill success frus- trates our attempts, we presently curse our stars and accuse Fortune, when we ought rather to lay the blame upon our enterprising folly.  SECTION THIRTEEN OF THE MORALS VOLUME ONE THIS IS A LIBRY BOX ACCORDING ALL LIBRY BOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRY VOX DOT ORG THE MORALS VOLUME ONE BY PLUTARCH TRANSLATED BY SEVERAL HANDS CORRECTED AND REVISED BY WILLIAM W GOODWIN SECTION THIRTEEN OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF MIND PART TWO THIS LIKEWISE GREATLY OBSTRUCTS THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND THAT OUR DESIRES ARE IMMODERATE AND NOT SUITED TO OUR ABILITIES OF ATTAINMENT WHICH LIKE SAILS BEYOND THE PROPORTION OF THE VESSEL HELP ONLY TO OVERSET IT SO THAT BEING BLOWN UP WITH EXTRAVAGANT EXPECTATIONS IF ILL SUCCESS FRUSTRATES OUR ATTEMPTS WE PRESENTLY CURSE OUR STARS AND ACCUSE FORTUNE WHEN WE OUGHT RATHER TO LAY THE BLAME UPON OUR ENTERPRISING FOLLY
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