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But we ought rather to consider that, if any part of us is obnoxious to this, it is only that which is the smallest, and the most im  pure and sickly too ; Avhilst the better and more gen  erous Ave have the most absolute dominion of, and our chiefest goods are placed in it, such as true discipline, a right notion of things, and reasonings Avhich in their last results bring us unto virtue ; which are so far from being abolished, that they cannot be corrupted. BUT WE OUGHT RATHER TO CONSIDER THAT IF ANY PART OF US IS OBNOXIOUS TO THIS IT IS ONLY THAT WHICH IS THE SMALLEST AND THE MOST IMPURE AND SICKLY TOO WHILST THE BETTER AND MORE GENEROUS WE HAVE THE MOST ABSOLUTE DOMINION OF AND OUR CHIEFEST GOODS ARE PLACED IN IT SUCH AS TRUE DISCIPLINE A RIGHT NOTION OF THINGS AND REASONINGS WHICH IN THEIR LAST RESULTS BRING US UNTO VIRTUE WHICH ARE SO FAR FROM BEING ABOLISHED THAT THEY CANNOT BE CORRUPTED
n our pas- sions and hinder our minds from falling into despair, than that Avhich sets before us a physical necessity and the common lot of nature. And it is our bodies only that lie exposed to this destiny, and which we offer (as it Avere) as a handle to Fortune ; but the fort-royal is still secure, where our strength lies and our most precious things are treas- ured up. AVhen Demetrius took Megara, he asked Stilpo whether he had not suffered particular damage in the plundering ; to w4iich he made this ansAver, that he saw nobody that could rob him. So when Fate hath made all the depredations upon us it possibly can and hath left us naked, yet there is something still within us which is out of the reach of the pirate, — Which conquering Greece could never force away.* * II. V. 484. voi I. 11 162 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. Therefore we ought not so to Λάΐΐίγ and depress our na- ture as if it could not get the ascendant over Fortune, and had nothing of firmness and stabihty in it.  HATH YET BEEN DEALT BUT THAT WHICH DAILY MEN HAVE FELT THERE IS NO REASONING MORE EFFECTUAL TO RESTRAIN OUR PASSIONS AND HINDER OUR MINDS FROM FALLING INTO DESPAIR THAN THAT WHICH SETS BEFORE US A PHYSICAL NECESSITY AND THE COMMON LOT OF NATURE AND IT IS OUR BODIES ONLY THAT LIE EXPOSED TO THIS DESTINY AND WHICH WE OFFER AS IT WERE AS A HANDLE TO FORTUNE BUT THE FORT ROYAL IS STILL SECURE WHERE OUR STRENGTH LIES AND OUR MOST PRECIOUS THINGS ARE TREASURED UP WHEN DEMETRIUS TOOK MEGARA HE ASKED STILPO WHETHER HE HAD SUFFERED PARTICULAR DAMAGE IN THE PLUNDERING TO WHICH HE MADE THIS ANSWER THAT HE SAW NOBODY THAT COULD ROB HIM SO WHEN FATE HATH MADE ALL THE DEPREDATIONS UPON US IT POSSIBLY CAN AND HATH LEFT US NAKED YET THERE IS NOTHING STILL WITHIN US WHICH IS OUT OF REACH OF THE PIRATE WHICH CONQUERING GREECE COULD NEVER FORCE AWAY THEREFORE WE OUGHT NOT SO TO VILIFY AND DEPRESS OUR NATURE AS IF IT COULD NOT GET THE ASCENDANT OVER FORTUNE AND HAD NOTHING OF FIRMNESS AND STABILITY IN IT
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