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On the contrary, men that are wise, as the bees draw honey from the thyme, which is a most unsavory and dry herb, extract something that is convenient and useful even from the most bitter afflictions. ON THE CONTRARY MEN THAT ARE WISE AS THE BEES DRAW HONEY FROM THE THIM WHICH IS A MOST UNSAVOURY AND DRY HERB EXTRACT SOMETHING THAT IS CONVENIENT AND USEFUL EVEN FROM THE MOST BITTER AFFLICTIONS
if we are wise, is to accept pa- tiently what Fortune shall allot us, and so to adjust things in their proper places, that what is our own may be dis- posed of to the best advantage, and what hath happened against our will may offend us as little as possible. But as to men \vho live without measures and with no prudence, like those whose constitution is so sickly and infirm that they are equally impatient both of heats and colds, pros- perity exalts them above their temper, and adversity dejects them beneath it ; indeed each fortune disturbs them, or rather they raise up storms to themselves in either, and they are especially querulous under good circumstances. Theodorus, who was called the iVtheist, was used to say, that he reached out his instructions with the right hand, and his auditors received them with their left hands. So men of no education, when Fortune would even be com- plaisant to them, are yet so awkward in their observance, that they take her addresses on the wrong side. ITHIN OUR POWER AND IS OUR DUTY IF WE ARE WISE IS TO ACCEPT PATIENTLY WHAT FORTUNE SHALL ALLOT US AND SO TO ADJUST THINGS IN THEIR PROPER PLACES THAT WHAT IS OUR OWN MAY BE DISPOSED OF TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE AND WHAT HATH HAPPENED AGAINST OUR WILL MAY OFFEND US AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE BUT AS TO MEN WHO LIVE WITHOUT MEASURES AND WITH NO PRUDENCE LIKE THOSE WHOSE CONSTITUTION IS SO SICKLY AND INFIRM THAT THEY ARE EQUALLY IMPATIENT BOTH OF HEATS AND COLDS PROSPERITY EXALTS THEM ABOVE THEIR TEMPER AND ADVERSITY DEJECTS THEM BENEATH IT INDEED EACH FORTUNE DISTURBS THEM OR RATHER THEY RAISE UP STORMS TO THEMSELVES IN EITHER AND THEY ARE ESPECIALLY QUERULOUS UNDER GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES THEODORUS WHO WAS CALLED THE ATHEIST WAS USED TO SAY THAT HE REACHED OUT HIS INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE RIGHT HAND AND HIS AUDITORS RECEIVED THEM WITH THEIR LEFT HANDS SO MEN OF NO EDUCATION WHEN FORTUNE WOULD EVEN BE COMPLAISANT TO THEM ARE YET SO AWKWARD IN THEIR OBSERVANCE THAT THEY TAKE HER ADDRESSES ON THE WRONG SIDE
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