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When I met with a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable improvement of the mind or of his fortune to mere corporeal sensations, and ruining his health in their pursuit, _Mistaken man_, said I, _you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle_. WHEN I MET WITH A MAN OF PLEASURE SACRIFICING EVERY LAUDABLE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND OR OF HIS FORTUNE TO MERE CORPOREAL SENSATIONS AND RUINING HIS HEALTH IN THEIR PURSUIT MISTAKEN MAN SAID I YOU ARE PROVIDING PAIN FOR YOURSELF INSTEAD OF PLEASURE YOU GIVE TOO MUCH FOR YOUR WHISTLE
t often, when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, _Don’t give too much for the whistle_; and I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who _gave too much for the whistle_. When I saw one too ambitious of court favour, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, _This man gives too much for his whistle_. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, _He pays, indeed_, said I, _too much for his whistle_. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth, _Poor man_, said I, _you pay too much for your whistle_. E TO ME THE IMPRESSION CONTINUING ON MY MIND SO THAT OFTEN WHEN I WAS TEMPTED TO BUY SOME UNNECESSARY THING I SAID TO MYSELF DON'T GIVE TOO MUCH FOR THE WHISTLE AND I SAVED MY MONEY AS I GREW UP CAME INTO THE WORLD AND OBSERVED THE ACTIONS OF MEN I THOUGHT I MET WITH MANY VERY MANY WHO GAVE TOO MUCH FOR THE WHISTLE WHEN I SAW ONE TOO AMBITIOUS OF COURT FAVOR SACRIFICING HIS TIME IN ATTENDANCE ON LEVIES HIS REPOSE HIS LIBERTY HIS VIRTUE AND PERHAPS HIS FRIEND'S TO ATTAIN IT I HAVE SAID TO MYSELF THIS MAN GIVES TOO MUCH FOR HIS WHISTLE WHEN I SAW ANOTHER FOND OF POPULARITY CONSTANTLY EMPLOYING HIMSELF IN POLITICAL BUSTLES NEGLECTING HIS OWN AFFAIRS AND RUINING THEM BY THAT NEGLECT HE PAYS INDEED SAID I TOO MUCH FOR HIS WHISTLE IF I KNEW A MISER WHO GAVE UP EVERY KIND OF COMFORTABLE LIVING ALL THE PLEASURE OF DOING GOOD TO OTHERS ALL THE ESTEEM OF HIS FELLOW CITIZENS AND THE JOYS OF BENEVOLENT FRIENDSHIP FOR THE SAKE OF ACCUMULATING WEALTH POOR MAN SAID I YOU PAY TOO MUCH FOR YOUR WHISTLE
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