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And these serve only to trouble and exasperate fools, like the brawls of scolding neighbors, the peevishness of our acquaintance, and the iniquity or want of qualifications in those who administer the government. AND THESE SERVE ONLY TO TROUBLE AND EXASPERATE FOOLS LIKE THE BRAWLS OF SCOLDING NEIGHBOURS THE PEEVISHNESS OF OUR ACQUAINTANCE AND THE INIQUITY OR WANT OF QUALIFICATIONS IN THOSE WHO ADMINISTER THE GOVERNMENT
s humor and being the jolliest philosopher of his time ; for Avhen Metrocles upbraided him with it, he asked him whether he was the offender or his mad girl. He answered, that it was her sin but his misfortune. To which Stilpo replied : But are not sins lapses 1 No doubt of it, saith Metrocles. And is not that properly called lapse, when we fall off from the attainment of those things λυο were in the pursuit of? He could not deny it. He pursued him fur- ther with this question : And are not these unlucky traverses misfortunes to them who are thus disappointed ] Thus by a pleasant and philosophical reasoning he turned the dis- course, and showed the Cynic that his calumny was idle and he barked in vain. 7. But there are some whom not only the evil dispositions of their friends and domestics, but those of their enemies, give disturbance to. For a proneness to speak evil of another, anger, envy, ill-nature, a jealous and perverse temper, are the pests of those who are infected Avith them. UGHTER HINDER STILPO FROM ENLIVENING HIS HUMOUR AND BEING THE JOLLIEST PHILOSOPHER OF HIS TIME FOR WHEN METROCLES UPBRAIDED HIM WITH IT HE ASKED HIM WHETHER HE WAS THE OFFENDER OR HIS MAD GIRL HE ANSWERED THAT IT WAS HER SIN BUT HIS MISFORTUNE TO WHICH STILPO REPLIED BUT ARE NOT SINS LAPSES NO DOUBT OF IT SAITH METROCLES AND IS NOT THAT PROPERLY CALLED LAPSE WHEN WE FALL OFF FROM THE ATTAINMENT OF THOSE THINGS WE WERE IN THE PURSUIT OF HE COULD NOT DENY IT HE PURSUED HIM FURTHER WITH THIS QUESTION AND ARE NOT THESE UNLUCKY TRAVERSES MISFORTUNES TO THEM WHO ARE THUS DISAPPOINTED THUS BY A PLEASANT AND PHILOSOPHICAL REASONING HE TURNED THE DISCOURSE AND SHOWED THE CYNIC THAT HIS CALUMNY WAS IDLE AND HE BARKED IN VAIN BUT THERE ARE SOME WHOM NOT ONLY THE EVIL DISPOSITIONS OF THEIR FRIENDS AND DOMESTICS BUT THOSE OF THEIR ENEMIES GIVE DISTURBANCE TO FOR A PRONENESS TO SPEAK EVIL OF ANOTHER ANGER ENVY ILL NATURE A JEALOUS AND PERVERSE TEMPER ARE THE PESTS OF THOSE WHO ARE INFECTED WITH THEM
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