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He celebrates his own good genius, and boasts of his good fortune in that it is happier than a thousand other men's which are in the world. HE CELEBRATES HIS OWN GOOD GENIUS AND BOASTS OF HIS GOOD FORTUNE IN THAT IT IS HAPPIER THAN A THOUSAND OTHER MENS WHICH ARE IN THE WORLD
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. 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. deploring his unhappiness, but he walks abroad publicly with an honest assurance. RTH 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 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 DEPLORING HIS UNHAPPINESS BUT HE WALKS ABROAD PUBLICLY WITH AN HONEST ASSURANCE
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