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But we ought not to take pains to acquire things as being of great value, and to be in fear and trembling lest Λνβ may lose them, as if they were precious, and then all the time they are safe in our possession, to neglect them as if they were of no importance. BUT WE OUGHT NOT TO TAKE PAINS TO ACQUIRE THINGS AS BEING OF GREAT VALUE AND TO BE IN FEAR AND TREMBLING LEST WE MAY LOSE THEM AS IF THEY WERE PRECIOUS AND THEN ALL THE TIME THEY ARE SAFE IN OUR POSSESSION TO NEGLECT THEM AS IF THEY WERE OF NO IMPORTANCE
p a room in our deliberations. AVe should rejoice that Ave live, and are in health, and see the sun ; that there are no Avars nor sedi- tions in our country ; that the earth yields to cultivation, and that the sea is open to our traffic ; that aa^c can talk, be silent, do business, and be at leisure, Avhen Ave please. 148 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. They will afford us greater tranquillity of mind present, if Λ\Έ form some just ideas of them when they are absent ; if λΥβ often call to our remembrance how solicitous the sick man is after health, how acceptable peace is to put out a war, and what a courtesy it Λνΐΐΐ do us to gain credit and acquire friends in a city of note, where we are strangers and unknown ; and contrariwise, how great a grief it is to forego these thino^s when we once have them. For surely a thing does not become great and precious when we huxe lost it, wdiile it is of no account so long as we possess it; for the value of a thing cannot be increased by its loss. S EVEN THE TRITE AND COMMON BLESSINGS ARE NOT TO BE DESPISED BUT OUGHT TO TAKE UP A ROOM IN OUR DELIBERATIONS WE SHOULD REJOICE THAT WE LIVE AND ARE IN HEALTH AND SEE THE SUN THAT THERE ARE NO WARS NOR SEDITIONS IN OUR COUNTRY THAT THE EARTH YIELDS TO CULTIVATION AND THAT THE SEA IS OPEN TO OUR TRAFFIC THAT WE CAN TALK BE SILENT DO BUSINESS AND BE AT LEISURE WHEN WE PLEASE THEY WILL AFFORD US GREATER TRANQUILLITY OF MIND PRESENT IF WE FORM SOME IDEAS OF THEM WHEN THEY ARE ABSENT IF WE OFTEN CALL TO OUR REMEMBRANCE HOW SOLICITOUS THE SICK MAN IS AFTER HEALTH HOW ACCEPTABLE PEACE IS TO PUT OUT A WAR AND WHAT A COURTESY IT WILL DO TO US TO GAIN CREDIT AND ACQUIRE FRIENDS IN A STATE OF NOTE WHERE WE ARE STRANGERS AND UNKNOWN AND CONTRARIWISE HOW GREAT A GRIEF IT IS TO FOREGO THESE THINGS WHEN WE ONCE HAVE THEM FOR SURELY A THING DOES NOT BECOME GREAT AND PRECIOUS WHEN WE HAVE LOST IT WHILE IT IS OF NO ACCOUNT SO LONG AS WE POSSESS IT FOR THE VALUE OF A THING CANNOT BE INCREASED BY ITS LOSS
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