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And what 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. 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
or of a provhice ; the haughty governor would be a king, and the king a God, hardly resting content unless he can hurl thunderbolts and dart lightning. So all are eager for what is above them, and are never content with what they have. The wealth of golden Gyges has no delight for me. Likewise, — No emulation doth my spirits fire, Tiie actions of the Gods I don't admire. I would not, to be great, a tyrant be ; The least appearances I would not see. But one of Thasis, another of Chios, one of Galatia, and a fourth of Bithynia, not contenting themselves with the rank they enjoyed amongst their fello\v-citizens, wdiere they had honor and commands, complain that they have not foreign characters and are not made patricians of Kome; and if they attain that dignity, that they are not ])raetors ; and if they arrive even to that degree, they still think them- selves ill dealt with that they are not consuls ; and when promoted to the fasces, that they were declared the second, and not the first.  RICH THE WEALTHY MAN WOULD BE A GOVERNOR OF A PROVINCE THE HAUGHTY GOVERNOR WOULD BE A KING AND THE KING A GOD HARDLY RESTING CONTENT UNLESS HE CAN HURL THUNDERBOLTS AND DART LIGHTNING SO ALL ARE EAGER FOR WHAT IS ABOVE THEM AND ARE NEVER CONTENT WITH WHAT THEY HAVE THE WEALTH OF GOLDEN GUYGIES HAS NO DEIGHT FOR ME LIKEWISE NO EMULATION DOTH MY SPIRITS FIRE THE ACTION OF THE GODS I DON'T ADMIRE I WOULD NOT TO BE GREAT A TYRANT BE THE LEAST APPEARANCES I WOULD NOT SEE BUT ONE OF THASIS ANOTHER OF CHIUS ONE OF GALATIA AND A FOURTH OF BITHENIA NOT CONTENTING THEMSELVES WITH THE RANK THEY ENJOYED AMONGST THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS WHERE THEY HAD HONOUR AND COMMANDS COMPLAIN THAT THEY HAVE NOT FOREIGN CHARACTERS AND ARE NOT MADE PATRICIANS OF ROME AND IF THEY ATTAIN THAT DIGNITY THAT THEY ARE NOT PRAETORS AND IF THEY ARRIVE EVEN TO THAT DEGREE THEY STILL THINK THEMSELVES ILL DEALT WITH THAT THEY ARE NOT CONSULS AND WHEN PROMOTED TO THE FOSSES THAT THEY WERE DECLARED THE SECOND AND NOT THE FIRST
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