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Since now these disorder our lives and make them unequal, he that is master of himself wishes for the better, but expects the worse ; but he useth them both with a moderation suitable to that injunction, Do not any thing too much. For, as Epicurus said, not only does he that is least impatient after to morrow enjoy it most when it comes ; but honor, riches, and power give those the greatest complacency who are not tormented with any apprehensions that the contrary will befall them. SINCE NOW THESE DISORDER OUR LIVES AND MAKE THEM UNEQUAL HE THAT IS MASTER OF HIMSELF WISHES FOR THE BETTER BUT EXPECTS THE WORSE BUT HE USETH THEM BOTH WITH A MODERATION SUITABLE TO THAT INJUNCTION DO NOT ANYTHING TOO MUCH FOR AS EPICURUS SAID NOT ONLY DOES HE THAT IS LEAST IMPATIENT AFTER TO MORROW ENJOY IT MOST WHEN IT COMES BUT HONOUR RICHES AND POWER GIVE THOSE THE GREATEST COMPLACENCY WHO ARE NOT TORMENTED WITH ANY APPREHENSIONS THAT THE CONTRARY WILL BEFALL THEM
cians, who drown the harsh cadences with others that more caress the ear ; so, by tempering our adverse fortune with what is more prosperous, let us render our lives pleasant and of an equal tone. For that is not true which Menander tells us : — Soon as an infant doth salute the day, A genius his first cryings doth obej', And to his charge comes hastily away ; The daemon doth assist the tender lad, Shows him what's good, and saves him from the bad. But the opinion of Empedocles deserves more our ap- probation, who saith that, as soon as any one is born, he is OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 159 carefully taken up and governed by two guardian spirits. " There were Chthonia and far-seeing Heliope, and bloody Deris and grave-faced Harmonia, Kallisto and Aeschra, Thoosa and Uenaea, with lovely Nemertes and black-fruit- ed Asaphaea." 16. By this diversity of characters is expressed only the variety of our passions ; and these are the seeds of dis- content we brought into the world with us. T NOT TO BE DISCOURAGED OR HAVE ANY DESPONDENCIES BUT IN THIS CASE LET US IMITATE THE MUSICIANS WHO DROWN THE HARSH CADENCES WITH OTHERS THAT MORE CARESS THE EAR BY TEMPERING OUR ADVERSE FORTUNE WITH WHAT IS MORE PROSPEROUS LET US RENDER OUR LIVES PLEASANT AND OF AN EQUAL TONE FOR THAT IS NOT TRUE WHICH MENANDER TELLS US SOON AS AN INFANT DOTH SALUTE THE DAY A GENIUS HIS FIRST CRIMES DOTH OBEY AND TO HIS CHARGE COMES HASTILY AWAY THE DEMON DOTH ASSIST THE TENDER LAD SHOWS HIM WHAT'S GOOD AND SAVES HIM FROM THE BAD BUT THE OPINION OF EMPEDOCLES DESERVES MORE OUR APPROBATION WHO SAITH THAT AS SOON AS ANY ONE IS BORN HE IS CAREFULLY TAKEN UP AND GOVERNED BY TWO GUARDIAN SPIRITS THERE WERE CATHONIA AND FAR SEEN HELLIOPE AND BLOODY DARIS AND GRAVE FACE HARMONIA CALISTO AND ASRA THUSA AND DANAYA WITH LOVELY NEMARITIES AND BLACK FRUITED ASAPHAEA BY THIS DIVERSITY OF CHARACTERS IS EXPRESSED ONLY THE VARIETY OF OUR PASSIONS AND THESE ARE THE SEEDS OF DISCONTENT WE BROUGHT INTO THE WORLD WITH US
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